Olympus E-300 vs Sony NEX-C3

Below is a comprehensive overview of the Olympus E-300 versus Sony NEX-C3, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and NEX-C3 (16MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and NEX-C3 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor size.

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The E-300 was launched 7 years before the NEX-C3 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony NEX-C3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving in to a full comparison, below is a quick summary of how the E-300 scores versus the NEX-C3 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-300 and Sony Alpha NEX-C3. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-300 Gallery and Sony NEX-C3 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-300 enjoys outside measurements 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 NEX-C3 has sizing of 110mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-300 versus Sony NEX-C3 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have during that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the E-300 vs the NEX-C3.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and NEX-C3 is 67 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements simply by looking through specs. The visual below may give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-300 and NEX-C3.

All in all, each of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-300 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony NEX-C3 will result in more detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older E-300 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.