Olympus E-300 vs Panasonic FX700

Below is a extended overview of the Olympus E-300 vs Panasonic FX700, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There is a big difference among the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and FX700 (14MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and FX700 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The E-300 was manufactured 6 years before the FX700 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic FX700 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the E-300 matches up versus the FX700 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-300 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX700. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-300 Gallery and Panasonic FX700 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-300 offers outside measurements of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") along with a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FX700 has measurements of 104mm x 56mm x 25mm (4.1" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 176 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you use at that moment. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the E-300 compared to the FX700.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and FX700 is 67 and 94 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to see the gap in sensor measurements just by going through specs. The graphic here will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-300 and FX700.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-300 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic FX700 will produce extra detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images a little more aggressively. The older E-300 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.