Olympus E-300 vs Sony A7c

Its time to look closer at the Olympus E-300 vs Sony A7c, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and A7c (24MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and A7c (Full frame) provide different sensor size.

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The E-300 was announced 16 years prior to the A7c and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A7c being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving into a complete comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-300 grades versus the A7c in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-300 & Sony Alpha A7c. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Sony A7c Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-300 enjoys outer measurements of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") having a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) whilst the Sony A7c has specifications of 124mm x 71mm x 60mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 2.4") and a weight of 509 grams (1.12 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-300 vs Sony A7c in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at that time. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the E-300 against the A7c.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-300 and A7c is 67 and 78 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by reading specs. The visual underneath will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-300 and A7c.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-300 with its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Sony A7c will offer you greater detail with its extra 16 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs more aggressively. The older E-300 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.