Olympus E-300 vs Sony NEX-7

The following is a thorough review of the Olympus E-300 and Sony NEX-7, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and NEX-7 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-300 was revealed 8 years prior to the NEX-7 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a full comparison, below is a brief summation of how the E-300 scores vs the NEX-7 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-300 & Sony Alpha NEX-7. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-300 features outer dimensions 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 Sony NEX-7 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") and a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at that time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the E-300 vs the NEX-7.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-300 and NEX-7 is 67 and 84 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to see the contrast in sensor dimensions merely by going through specifications. The image here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-300 and NEX-7.

Plainly, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-300 with its smaller sensor will make achieving bokeh more challenging and the Sony NEX-7 will produce greater detail because of its extra 16MP. Higher resolution will help you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-300 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.