Olympus E-300 vs Sony QX30

Following is a detailed review of the Olympus E-300 and Sony QX30, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Lens-style by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and QX30 (20MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and QX30 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor size.

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The E-300 was introduced 10 years before the QX30 which is quite a large gap as far as 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 QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before going straight into a in depth comparison, below is a concise overview of how the E-300 scores versus the QX30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-300 Gallery and Sony QX30 Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera regularly, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-300 features external measurements 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 QX30 has dimensions of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") having a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-300 and Sony QX30 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the E-300 compared to the QX30.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and QX30 is 67 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes simply by looking at specifications. The picture here might provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-300 and QX30.

Plainly, each of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-300 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony QX30 will resolve extra detail using its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more aged E-300 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.