Olympus E-300 vs Sony RX10 III

In this article, we will be contrasting the Olympus E-300 versus Sony RX10 III, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and RX10 III (1") use different sensor sizing.

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The E-300 was launched 12 years before the RX10 III which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go through a complete comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the E-300 scores vs the RX10 III when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-300 Gallery and Sony RX10 III Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry around your camera frequently, you'll need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-300 provides outside dimensions of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") having a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) while the Sony RX10 III has proportions of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") accompanied by a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are using at the time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-300 against the RX10 III.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-300 and RX10 III is 67 and 53 respectively.

Generally, its hard to picture the gap in sensor sizes merely by researching specs. The picture below will give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-300 and RX10 III.

As you can plainly see, both cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-300 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony RX10 III will result in extra detail utilizing its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs far more aggressively. The more aged E-300 will be behind in sensor technology.