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Olympus E-300 vs Sony RX10 IV

Portability
67
Imaging
41
Features
31
Overall
37
Olympus E-300 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV front
Portability
52
Imaging
53
Features
82
Overall
64

Olympus E-300 vs Sony RX10 IV Key Specs

Olympus E-300
(Full Review)
  • 8MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 1.8" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 400 (Push to 1600)
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 624g - 147 x 85 x 64mm
  • Launched January 2005
  • Alternate Name is EVOLT E-300
  • Later Model is Olympus E-330
Sony RX10 IV
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Expand to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-600mm (F2.4-4.0) lens
  • 1095g - 133 x 94 x 145mm
  • Introduced September 2017
  • Superseded the Sony RX10 III
Photography Glossary

Olympus E-300 vs Sony RX10 IV Overview

On this page, we are matching up the Olympus E-300 and Sony RX10 IV, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and RX10 IV (1") boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-300 was introduced 13 years before the RX10 IV and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the E-300 matches up vs the RX10 IV with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-300 over the Sony RX10 IV

 E-300 RX10 IV 

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 IV over the Olympus E-300

 RX10 IV E-300 
IntroducedSeptember 2017January 2005More recent by 154 months
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display dimensions3"1.8"Larger display (+1.2")
Display resolution1440k134kCrisper display (+1306k dot)
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Common features in the Olympus E-300 and Sony RX10 IV

 E-300 RX10 IV 
Manually focus Dial precise focus
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen

Olympus E-300 vs Sony RX10 IV Physical Comparison

If you're looking to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-300 offers exterior dimensions of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") having a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 IV has sizing of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") and a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you choose during that time. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-300 and the RX10 IV.

Olympus E-300 vs Sony RX10 IV size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-300 and RX10 IV is 67 and 52 respectively.

Olympus E-300 vs Sony RX10 IV top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-300 vs Sony RX10 IV Sensor Comparison

Often, it is very difficult to envision the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading specs. The visual here might give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-300 and RX10 IV.

As you can plainly see, both cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-300 having a larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony RX10 IV will deliver more detail using its extra 12MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images more aggressively. The older E-300 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.

Olympus E-300 vs Sony RX10 IV sensor size comparison

Olympus E-300 vs Sony RX10 IV Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-300 vs Sony RX10 IV Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-300 Portrait photography details
Sony RX10 IV Portrait photography details
48
manual focus
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
no liveview
low resolution sensor (8 megapixels)
71
has manual focus
flash sync is higher than normal (1/2,000 seconds)
good MP (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
has face detect focusing
exports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-300 Street photography factors
Sony RX10 IV Street photography factors
51
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
screen is fixed
lack of image stabilization
maximum ISO low (400)
64
screen tilts up and down
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor size (1")
exports RAW files
comes with touch to focus
environment proofing
more heavy than others (1,095g)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-300 Sports photography features
Sony RX10 IV Sports photography features
37
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
has phase detect autofocus
no liveview
slow fps (3.0 frames/s)
lack of image stabilization
low resolution sensor (8 megapixels)
76
amazing zoom range (24-600mm 25.0 x zoom)
quiet shooting (1/32,000 seconds)
high max fps (24.0 frames per second)
has image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (20MP)
decent sensor size (1")
has tracking focus
environment proofing
comes with phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-300 Travel photography advice
Sony RX10 IV Travel photography advice
45
flash built-in
does not have Time Lapse recording
low resolution sensor (8MP)
screen is not selfie friendly
56
environment proofing
connects via bluetooth
comes with touch to focus
good MP (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
quite wide (24mm)
great zoom (600mm)
lack of Timelapse recording
more heavy than others (1,095g)
display isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.4)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-300 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony RX10 IV as a Landscape photography camera
43
manual focus
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
screen is somewhat small (1.8 inches)
no liveview
lack of image stabilization
low resolution sensor (8MP)
maximum ISO low (400)
does not have Time Lapse recording
62
has manual focus
quite wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (20MP)
decent sensor size (1")
exports RAW files
environment proofing
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.4)
lack of Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus E-300
Vlogging with Sony RX10 IV
9
can't record video
29
quite wide (24mm)
has touchscreen
has image stabilization (Optical)
has face detect focusing
video resolution high (3840 x 2160 resolution)
does have microphone port
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.4)
display isn't selfie friendly
more heavy than others (1,095g)
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Olympus E-300 vs Sony RX10 IV Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-300 and Sony RX10 IV
 Olympus E-300Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
General Information
Make Olympus Sony
Model Olympus E-300 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Other name EVOLT E-300 -
Category Advanced DSLR Large Sensor Superzoom
Launched 2005-01-10 2017-09-12
Body design Mid-size SLR SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Processor - Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 8 megapixel 20 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 3264 x 2448 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 400 12800
Highest boosted ISO 1600 25600
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW files
Lowest boosted ISO - 64
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 3 315
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 24-600mm (25.0x)
Maximal aperture - f/2.4-4.0
Macro focus distance - 3cm
Available lenses 45 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 2.7
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Tilting
Display sizing 1.8 inch 3 inch
Display resolution 134k dot 1,440k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359k dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60s 30s
Highest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/2000s
Highest quiet shutter speed - 1/32000s
Continuous shooting speed 3.0 frames per second 24.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range - 10.80 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash settings Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Highest flash sync 1/180s 1/2000s
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Highest video resolution None 3840x2160
Video 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 pounds) 1095 gr (2.41 pounds)
Physical dimensions 147 x 85 x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") 133 x 94 x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around 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 - 400 images
Battery form - Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage Compact Flash (Type I or II) SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Retail cost $800 $1,698