Olympus E-300 vs Panasonic FH3

Let's take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-300 and Panasonic FH3, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and FH3 (14MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and FH3 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-300 was revealed 6 years prior to the FH3 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic FH3 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a in depth comparison, below is a short introduction of how the E-300 grades against the FH3 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-300 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Panasonic FH3 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-300 provides external measurements of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") having a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) and the Panasonic FH3 has proportions of 98mm x 55mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-300 and Panasonic FH3 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the E-300 versus the FH3.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and FH3 is 67 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to envision the difference in sensor sizing purely by researching specs. The visual below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-300 and FH3.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-300 with its bigger sensor will make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Panasonic FH3 will render more detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older E-300 will be behind in sensor tech.