Olympus E-300 vs Sony A390

Lets examine more in depth at the Olympus E-300 and Sony A390, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and A390 (14MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and A390 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

Japan-exclusive Leica Leitz Phone 3 features big sensor and new modes

The E-300 was brought out 6 years before the A390 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A390 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a short view of how the E-300 scores versus the A390 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-300 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A390. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Sony A390 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-300 comes with external dimensions 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 A390 has specifications of 128mm x 97mm x 86mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 3.4") along with a weight of 549 grams (1.21 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-300 and Sony A390 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have during that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-300 against the A390.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the E-300 and A390 is 67 and 66 respectively.

Generally, its tough to visualise the difference in sensor sizes purely by looking through specs. The image underneath may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-300 and A390.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-300 due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A390 will render greater detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-300 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.