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Olympus E-300 vs Sony QX10

Portability
67 Imaging
41 Features
31 Overall
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Olympus E-300 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10 front
Portability
96 Imaging
42 Features
34 Overall
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Olympus E-300 vs Sony QX10 Key Specs

Olympus E-300
(Full Review)
  • 8MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 1.8" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 400 (Raise to 1600)
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 624g - 147 x 85 x 64mm
  • Announced January 2005
  • Alternate Name is EVOLT E-300
  • Successor is Olympus E-330
Sony QX10
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • " Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1440 x 1080 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 105g - 62 x 62 x 33mm
  • Launched September 2013
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Olympus E-300 vs Sony QX10 Overview

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.

Photography Glossary

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.

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