Olympus E-300 vs Sony A6100

Below, we are comparing the Olympus E-300 versus Sony A6100, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and A6100 (APS-C) come with different sensor size.

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The E-300 was unveiled 15 years before the A6100 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 A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting through a in depth comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the E-300 matches up versus the A6100 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-300 & Sony Alpha a6100. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Sony A6100 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera, you have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-300 offers outside dimensions of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") with a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) while the Sony A6100 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") and a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. Underneath is the front view physical size comparison of the E-300 and the A6100.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-300 and A6100 is 67 and 81 respectively.

In many cases, it is very difficult to picture the difference in sensor sizes simply by seeing technical specs. The pic here will give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-300 and A6100.

As you have seen, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-300 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony A6100 will show greater detail having an extra 16MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The more aged E-300 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.