Olympus E-300 vs Panasonic FX90

The following is a extensive review of the Olympus E-300 versus Panasonic FX90, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and FX90 (12MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and FX90 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The E-300 was announced 7 years before the FX90 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic FX90 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short introduction of how the E-300 grades vs the FX90 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-300 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX90. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Panasonic FX90 Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you will need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-300 comes with 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 FX90 has measurements of 102mm x 56mm x 22mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-300 versus Panasonic FX90 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the E-300 against the FX90.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-300 and FX90 is 67 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to imagine the gap in sensor dimensions merely by viewing a spec sheet. The picture below might offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-300 and FX90.

As you can see, both the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-300 with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic FX90 will provide you with more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-300 will be behind in sensor tech.