Olympus E-300 vs Sony A7 III

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus E-300 versus Sony A7 III, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and A7 III (24MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and A7 III (Full frame) enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The E-300 was brought out 14 years before the A7 III which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A7 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a brief summation of how the E-300 grades vs the A7 III when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-300 & Sony Alpha A7 III. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Sony A7 III Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera, you will have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-300 has exterior 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) while the Sony A7 III has proportions of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") having a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-300 versus Sony A7 III in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at the time. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the E-300 compared to the A7 III.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-300 and A7 III is 67 and 63 respectively.

Normally, its hard to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions simply by looking at specifications. The image below will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-300 and A7 III.

To sum up, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-300 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A7 III will resolve extra detail having its extra 16 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged E-300 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.