Olympus E-300 vs Pentax WG-1

Let's look much closer at the Olympus E-300 vs Pentax WG-1, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Waterproof by companies Olympus and Pentax. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and WG-1 (14MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and WG-1 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor size.

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The E-300 was launched 7 years before the WG-1 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax WG-1 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick summary of how the E-300 grades against the WG-1 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-300 and Pentax Optio WG-1. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-300 Gallery and Pentax WG-1 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you should consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-300 has outer measurements of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") with a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) and the Pentax WG-1 has dimensions of 114mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 157 grams (0.35 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-300 vs Pentax WG-1 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you use at that time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the E-300 vs the WG-1.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and WG-1 is 67 and 93 respectively.

Often, it's hard to see the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading through technical specs. The photograph below should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-300 and WG-1.

As you can tell, each of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-300 because of its larger sensor will make achieving bokeh simpler and the Pentax WG-1 will give you more detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images way more aggressively. The older E-300 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.