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Olympus E-300 vs Panasonic TS6

Portability
67
Imaging
41
Features
31
Overall
37
Olympus E-300 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS6 front
Portability
91
Imaging
40
Features
45
Overall
42

Olympus E-300 vs Panasonic TS6 Key Specs

Olympus E-300
(Full Review)
  • 8MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 1.8" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 400 (Increase to 1600)
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 624g - 147 x 85 x 64mm
  • Revealed January 2005
  • Additionally Known as EVOLT E-300
  • New Model is Olympus E-330
Panasonic TS6
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-128mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 214g - 110 x 67 x 29mm
  • Revealed January 2015
  • Additionally Known as Lumix DMC-FT6
  • Replaced the Panasonic TS5
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Olympus E-300 vs Panasonic TS6 Overview

In this write-up, we will be evaluating the Olympus E-300 versus Panasonic TS6, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Waterproof by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There is a significant difference between the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and TS6 (16MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and TS6 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizing.

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The E-300 was brought out 11 years earlier than the TS6 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic TS6 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise summation of how the E-300 scores against the TS6 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-300 over the Panasonic TS6

 E-300 TS6 
Manually focus More exact focusing

Reasons to pick Panasonic TS6 over the Olympus E-300

 TS6 E-300 
RevealedJanuary 2015January 2005Fresher by 121 months
Screen sizing3"1.8"Bigger screen (+1.2")
Screen resolution460k134kSharper screen (+326k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-300 and Panasonic TS6

 E-300 TS6 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither has Touch friendly screen

Olympus E-300 vs Panasonic TS6 Physical Comparison

When you are going to carry your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-300 has external 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) while the Panasonic TS6 has specifications of 110mm x 67mm x 29mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.1") with a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-300 versus Panasonic TS6 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you use during that time. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the E-300 vs the TS6.

Olympus E-300 vs Panasonic TS6 size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the E-300 and TS6 is 67 and 91 respectively.

Olympus E-300 vs Panasonic TS6 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-300 vs Panasonic TS6 Sensor Comparison

Often, it is very difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizing only by going over specs. The graphic here may give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-300 and TS6.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-300 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh less difficult and the Panasonic TS6 will offer you greater detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older E-300 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.

Olympus E-300 vs Panasonic TS6 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-300 vs Panasonic TS6 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-300 vs Panasonic TS6 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-300 Portrait photography features
Panasonic TS6 Portrait photography features
48
manual focus
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
no liveview feature
sensor resolution low (8 megapixels)
37
decent megapixels (16MP)
supports face detect autofocus
manual focus not available
cannot use external flash
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-300 Street photography details
Panasonic TS6 Street photography details
51
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
fixed screen
no image stabilization
low maximum ISO (400)
61
image stabilization (Optical)
environment proof
no moving screen
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-300 Sports photography information
Panasonic TS6 Sports photography information
37
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
comes with phase detect AF
no liveview feature
low fps (3.0 frames/s)
no image stabilization
sensor resolution low (8MP)
47
image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (16MP)
supports tracking focus
environment proof
good battery (370 CIPA)
maximum shutter speed is a little low (1/1,300 seconds)
lack of shutter priority mode
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Olympus E-300
Travel photography with Panasonic TS6
45
has built in flash
no Timelapse mode
sensor resolution low (8MP)
doesn't contain selfie friendly display
72
good battery (370 shots)
environment proof
decent megapixels (16MP)
has built in flash
reasonably wide (28mm)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-300 Landscape photography info
Panasonic TS6 Landscape photography info
43
manual focus
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
small screen (1.8 inches)
no liveview feature
no image stabilization
sensor resolution low (8 megapixels)
low maximum ISO (400)
no Timelapse mode
52
reasonably wide (28mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
environment proof
good battery (370 CIPA)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-300 Vlogging factors
Panasonic TS6 Vlogging factors
9
lack of video recording
33
reasonably wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detect autofocus
good video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
does not have mic support
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Olympus E-300 vs Panasonic TS6 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-300 and Panasonic TS6
 Olympus E-300Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS6
General Information
Company Olympus Panasonic
Model type Olympus E-300 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS6
Also referred to as EVOLT E-300 Lumix DMC-FT6
Category Advanced DSLR Waterproof
Revealed 2005-01-10 2015-01-06
Physical type Mid-size SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 8 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 3264 x 2448 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 400 6400
Maximum boosted ISO 1600 -
Min native ISO 100 100
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
AF continuous
Single AF
AF tracking
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 3 23
Lens
Lens support Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 28-128mm (4.6x)
Highest aperture - f/3.3-5.9
Macro focusing distance - 5cm
Available lenses 45 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.9
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen size 1.8 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 134 thousand dots 460 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60s 60s
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000s 1/1300s
Continuous shooting rate 3.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance - 5.60 m
Flash modes Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, on, slow sync w/redeye reduction, off
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Maximum flash synchronize 1/180s -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (60, 30 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution None 1920x1080
Video format - MPEG-4, AVCHD
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 BuiltIn
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 624g (1.38 lb) 214g (0.47 lb)
Dimensions 147 x 85 x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") 110 x 67 x 29mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.1")
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 - 370 pictures
Style of battery - Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Storage type Compact Flash (Type I or II) SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Card slots One One
Launch price $800 $300