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Olympus E-300 vs Sony HX80

Portability
67
Imaging
41
Features
31
Overall
37
Olympus E-300 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80 front
Portability
91
Imaging
44
Features
60
Overall
50

Olympus E-300 vs Sony HX80 Key Specs

Olympus E-300
(Full Review)
  • 8MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 1.8" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 400 (Push to 1600)
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 624g - 147 x 85 x 64mm
  • Revealed January 2005
  • Alternative Name is EVOLT E-300
  • Refreshed by Olympus E-330
Sony HX80
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200 (Boost to 12800)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-720mm (F3.5-6.4) lens
  • 245g - 102 x 58 x 36mm
  • Introduced March 2016
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Olympus E-300 vs Sony HX80 Overview

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus E-300 versus Sony HX80, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and HX80 (18MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and HX80 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizes.

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The E-300 was released 12 years earlier than the HX80 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX80 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a full comparison, below is a brief summation of how the E-300 matches up versus the HX80 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-300 over the Sony HX80

 E-300 HX80 
Focus manually Dial precise focusing

Reasons to pick Sony HX80 over the Olympus E-300

 HX80 E-300 
IntroducedMarch 2016January 2005More recent by 135 months
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen sizing3"1.8"Bigger screen (+1.2")
Screen resolution921k134kSharper screen (+787k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies

Common features in the Olympus E-300 and Sony HX80

 E-300 HX80 
Touch friendly screen Neither has Touch friendly screen

Olympus E-300 vs Sony HX80 Physical Comparison

When you are looking to lug around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-300 has 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) whilst the Sony HX80 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-300 versus Sony HX80 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the E-300 and the HX80.

Olympus E-300 vs Sony HX80 size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and HX80 is 67 and 91 respectively.

Olympus E-300 vs Sony HX80 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-300 vs Sony HX80 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it can be hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements purely by going through a spec sheet. The visual below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-300 and HX80.

As you can see, each of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-300 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony HX80 will provide more detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older E-300 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.

Olympus E-300 vs Sony HX80 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-300 vs Sony HX80 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-300 vs Sony HX80 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus E-300
Portrait photography with Sony HX80
48
manual focus
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
no liveview
low megapixels (8 megapixels)
39
MP count decent (18 megapixels)
comes with face detect autofocus
manual focus not available
no external flash support
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Olympus E-300
Street photography with Sony HX80
51
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
no moving screen
no image stabilization
low maximum ISO (400)
70
has a tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition (245 grams)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus E-300
Sports photography with Sony HX80
37
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
comes with phase detect auto focus
no liveview
low fps (3.0 frames/s)
no image stabilization
low megapixels (8 megapixels)
57
amazing zoom range (24-720mm 30.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (18 megapixels)
comes with tracking focus
good battery pack (390 shots)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-300 Travel photography highlights
Sony HX80 Travel photography highlights
45
built-in flash
does not have Timelapse recording
low megapixels (8 megapixels)
does not feature selfie friendly display
76
good battery pack (390 shots)
lighter than competition (245g)
MP count decent (18MP)
flash built-in
screen is selfie friendly
rather wide (24mm)
great zoom (720mm)
no Timelapse function
slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-300 Landscape photography factors
Sony HX80 Landscape photography factors
43
manual focus
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
screen is somewhat small (1.8 inch)
no liveview
no image stabilization
low megapixels (8MP)
low maximum ISO (400)
does not have Timelapse recording
49
rather wide (24mm)
nice screen size (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (18 megapixels)
good battery pack (390 shots)
manual focus not available
cannot switch lenses (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
no Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-300 Vlogging factors
Sony HX80 Vlogging factors
9
no video shooting
75
rather wide (24mm)
screen is selfie friendly
built in image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detect autofocus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
lighter than competition (245 grams)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
no microphone port
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Olympus E-300 vs Sony HX80 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-300 and Sony HX80
 Olympus E-300Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model Olympus E-300 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80
Otherwise known as EVOLT E-300 -
Class Advanced DSLR Small Sensor Superzoom
Revealed 2005-01-10 2016-03-07
Body design Mid-size SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Processor - Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 8 megapixel 18 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 3264 x 2448 4896 x 3672
Highest native ISO 400 3200
Highest enhanced ISO 1600 12800
Minimum native ISO 100 80
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Number of focus points 3 -
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 24-720mm (30.0x)
Largest aperture - f/3.5-6.4
Macro focus distance - 5cm
Available lenses 45 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.8
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen diagonal 1.8 inch 3 inch
Screen resolution 134 thousand dot 921 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) Electronic
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Features
Min shutter speed 60 seconds 30 seconds
Max shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Continuous shutter speed 3.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range - 5.40 m (with Auto ISO)
Flash settings Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, on, slow sync, off, rear sync
Hot shoe
AEB
White balance bracketing
Max flash sync 1/180 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p)
Highest video resolution None 1920x1080
Video data format - MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 624 gr (1.38 lbs) 245 gr (0.54 lbs)
Dimensions 147 x 85 x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") 102 x 58 x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 390 photographs
Battery form - Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes
Time lapse feature
Storage media Compact Flash (Type I or II) Memory Stick PRO Duo/Pro-HG Duo; SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots Single Single
Launch cost $800 $368