Olympus E-300 vs Sony RX100 VII

Below, we are matching up the Olympus E-300 and Sony RX100 VII, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and RX100 VII (20MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and RX100 VII (1") use totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-300 was announced 15 years earlier than the RX100 VII which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick summation of how the E-300 scores against the RX100 VII for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-300 enjoys outside 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) and the Sony RX100 VII has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-300 and Sony RX100 VII in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the E-300 compared to the RX100 VII.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-300 and RX100 VII is 67 and 88 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizes only by reading specifications. The pic below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-300 and RX100 VII.

Plainly, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-300 with its larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony RX100 VII will offer greater detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-300 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.