Olympus E-300 vs Panasonic ZS7

Below, we will be matching up the Olympus E-300 vs Panasonic ZS7, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and ZS7 (12MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and ZS7 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-300 was launched 7 years prior to the ZS7 and that is a fairly sizable 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 ZS7 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a concise summation of how the E-300 scores against the ZS7 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-300 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Panasonic ZS7 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-300 provides 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 ZS7 has measurements of 103mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 218 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with during that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the E-300 against the ZS7.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-300 and ZS7 is 67 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very tough to see the gap in sensor sizing purely by viewing technical specs. The visual here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-300 and ZS7.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-300 featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Panasonic ZS7 will result in more detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older E-300 will be behind in sensor technology.