Olympus E-300 vs Pentax RZ10

Below, we are looking at the Olympus E-300 and Pentax RZ10, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and RZ10 (14MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and RZ10 (1/2.3") feature different sensor size.

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The E-300 was released 7 years before the RZ10 which is quite a significant difference as far as 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 Pentax RZ10 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the E-300 scores versus the RZ10 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-300 & Pentax Optio RZ10. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Pentax RZ10 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-300 provides physical dimensions of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") along with a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) and the Pentax RZ10 has measurements of 97mm x 61mm x 33mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 178 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use during that time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the E-300 against the RZ10.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and RZ10 is 67 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to picture the gap between sensor dimensions merely by going over specifications. The picture here may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-300 and RZ10.

Plainly, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-300 because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Pentax RZ10 will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-300 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.