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Olympus E-300 vs Olympus 1s

Portability
67
Imaging
41
Features
31
Overall
37
Olympus E-300 front
 
Olympus Stylus 1s front
Portability
79
Imaging
38
Features
66
Overall
49

Olympus E-300 vs Olympus 1s Key Specs

Olympus E-300
(Full Review)
  • 8MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 1.8" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 400 (Boost to 1600)
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 624g - 147 x 85 x 64mm
  • Launched January 2005
  • Other Name is EVOLT E-300
  • New Model is Olympus E-330
Olympus 1s
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-300mm (F2.8) lens
  • 402g - 116 x 87 x 57mm
  • Introduced April 2015
  • Replaced the Olympus 1
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Olympus E-300 vs Olympus 1s Overview

Here is a detailed analysis of the Olympus E-300 and Olympus 1s, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are produced by Olympus. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and 1s (12MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and 1s (1/1.7") feature different sensor measurements.

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The E-300 was unveiled 11 years before the 1s and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go in to a full comparison, below is a short overview of how the E-300 scores versus the 1s when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-300 over the Olympus 1s

 E-300 1s 

Reasons to pick Olympus 1s over the Olympus E-300

 1s E-300 
IntroducedApril 2015January 2005Fresher by 124 months
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen sizing3"1.8"Bigger screen (+1.2")
Screen resolution1040k134kClearer screen (+906k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Olympus E-300 and Olympus 1s

 E-300 1s 
Manually focus Very precise focus
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen

Olympus E-300 vs Olympus 1s Physical Comparison

When you are looking to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-300 has exterior measurements of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") with a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) whilst the Olympus 1s has measurements of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have at the time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the E-300 compared to the 1s.

Olympus E-300 vs Olympus 1s size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and 1s is 67 and 79 respectively.

Olympus E-300 vs Olympus 1s top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-300 vs Olympus 1s Sensor Comparison

Generally, it is very hard to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing just by checking specs. The visual underneath might provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-300 and 1s.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-300 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh less difficult and the Olympus 1s will give more detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older E-300 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.

Olympus E-300 vs Olympus 1s sensor size comparison

Olympus E-300 vs Olympus 1s Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-300 vs Olympus 1s Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-300 Portrait photography factors
Olympus 1s Portrait photography factors
48
focusing manually
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
no liveview feature
megapixel count low (8 megapixels)
46
focusing manually
comes with face detection focus
saves RAW formats
low MP (12MP)
tiny sensor (1/1.7")
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-300 Street photography highlights
Olympus 1s Street photography highlights
51
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
screen does not articulate
lack of image stabilization
low maximum ISO (400)
71
screen tilts up and down
image stabilization (Optical)
saves RAW formats
boasts touch to focus
tiny sensor (1/1.7")
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-300 Sports photography factors
Olympus 1s Sports photography factors
37
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
comes with phase detect AF
no liveview feature
slow fps (3.0 frames per second)
lack of image stabilization
megapixel count low (8MP)
44
image stabilization (Optical)
comes with tracking autofocus
great battery (450 shots)
low MP (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/1.7")
no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Olympus E-300
Travel photography with Olympus 1s
45
has built in flash
doesn't have Timelapse function
megapixel count low (8MP)
screen isn't selfie friendly
64
great battery (450 per charge)
boasts touch to focus
flash built-in
quite wide (28mm)
long reach (300mm)
low MP (12MP)
display is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-300 as a Landscape photography camera
Olympus 1s as a Landscape photography camera
43
focusing manually
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
tiny screen (1.8 inch)
no liveview feature
lack of image stabilization
megapixel count low (8MP)
low maximum ISO (400)
doesn't have Timelapse function
53
focusing manually
quite wide (28mm)
screen is a good size (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
saves RAW formats
great battery (450 per charge)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
low MP (12MP)
tiny sensor (1/1.7")
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-300 Vlogging highlights
Olympus 1s Vlogging highlights
9
can't shoot video
32
quite wide (28mm)
has touchscreen
image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detection focus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
display is not selfie friendly
no external mic support
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Olympus E-300 vs Olympus 1s Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-300 and Olympus 1s
 Olympus E-300Olympus Stylus 1s
General Information
Make Olympus Olympus
Model type Olympus E-300 Olympus Stylus 1s
Other name EVOLT E-300 -
Class Advanced DSLR Small Sensor Superzoom
Launched 2005-01-10 2015-04-13
Physical type Mid-size SLR SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/1.7"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 7.44 x 5.58mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 41.5mm²
Sensor resolution 8MP 12MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 3264 x 2448 3968 x 2976
Max native ISO 400 12800
Max boosted ISO 1600 -
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Total focus points 3 35
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 28-300mm (10.7x)
Highest aperture - f/2.8
Macro focusing distance - 5cm
Amount of lenses 45 -
Crop factor 2.1 4.8
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Tilting
Display sizing 1.8" 3"
Display resolution 134k dots 1,040k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,440k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60s 60s
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000s 1/2000s
Continuous shooting rate 3.0 frames/s 7.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance - 10.30 m (at ISO 1600)
Flash modes Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, redeye reduction, fill-on, off, redeye reduction slow sync, full, manual
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash synchronize 1/180s -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p)
Max video resolution None 1920x1080
Video data format - MPEG-4, H.264
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 624 grams (1.38 pounds) 402 grams (0.89 pounds)
Dimensions 147 x 85 x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") 116 x 87 x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 450 photos
Battery style - Battery Pack
Battery ID - BLS-50
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage Compact Flash (Type I or II) SD/SDHC/SDXC card
Card slots 1 1
Retail price $800 $699