Olympus E-300 vs Olympus SZ-30MR

Below is a thorough assessment of the Olympus E-300 vs Olympus SZ-30MR, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both built by Olympus. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and SZ-30MR (16MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and SZ-30MR (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-300 was brought out 7 years prior to the SZ-30MR and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus SZ-30MR being a Compact camera.

Before going into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the E-300 grades against the SZ-30MR when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-300 & Olympus SZ-30MR. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Olympus SZ-30MR Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-300 has outside measurements of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") accompanied by a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) whilst the Olympus SZ-30MR has sizing of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the E-300 versus the SZ-30MR.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-300 and SZ-30MR is 67 and 89 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements only by going over a spec sheet. The visual underneath will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-300 and SZ-30MR.

As you can see, both of those cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-300 featuring a larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus SZ-30MR will offer greater detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos way more aggressively. The older E-300 is going to be behind in sensor tech.