Olympus E-300 vs Sony QX10

Following is a extensive comparison of the Olympus E-300 versus Sony QX10, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Lens-style by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and QX10 (18MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and QX10 (1/2.3") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The E-300 was manufactured 9 years prior to the QX10 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony QX10 being a Lens-style camera.

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the E-300 matches up against the QX10 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-300 Gallery and Sony QX10 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-300 has got outer 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) whilst the Sony QX10 has proportions of 62mm x 62mm x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the E-300 vs the QX10.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-300 and QX10 is 67 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizes merely by going over specs. The pic below may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-300 and QX10.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-300 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony QX10 will deliver greater detail due to its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged E-300 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.