Olympus E-300 vs Sony S2100

Lets look much closer at the Olympus E-300 versus Sony S2100, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and S2100 (12MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and S2100 (1/2.3") posses different sensor measurements.

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The E-300 was introduced 6 years before the S2100 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera 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 S2100 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the E-300 grades against the S2100 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2100. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Sony S2100 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera regularly, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-300 features outer dimensions of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") and a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) and the Sony S2100 has dimensions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-300 versus Sony S2100 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the E-300 and the S2100.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the E-300 and S2100 is 67 and 93 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to picture the contrast in sensor sizes purely by researching a spec sheet. The image here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-300 and S2100.

As you can see, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-300 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony S2100 will provide you with greater detail using its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-300 will be behind in sensor technology.