Olympus E-300 vs Sony A450

On this page, we will be comparing the Olympus E-300 and Sony A450, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and A450 (14MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and A450 (APS-C) provide different sensor dimensions.

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The E-300 was unveiled 6 years before the A450 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A450 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the E-300 grades versus the A450 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-300 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A450. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Sony A450 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-300 offers external dimensions of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") accompanied by a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) while the Sony A450 has specifications of 137mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 560 grams (1.23 lbs).

Check the Olympus E-300 and Sony A450 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at that time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the E-300 compared to the A450.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-300 and A450 is 67 and 65 respectively.

Often, it is very tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements purely by checking technical specs. The visual below may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-300 and A450.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-300 having a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony A450 will give greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older E-300 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.