Olympus E-300 vs Sony S930

Below is a thorough overview of the Olympus E-300 vs Sony S930, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the E-300 (8MP) and the S930 (10MP) is very similar but the E-300 (Four Thirds) and S930 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-300 was introduced 5 years before the S930 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony S930 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a quick overview of how the E-300 grades vs the S930 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S930. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Sony S930 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-300 has got outer dimensions 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 S930 has measurements of 90mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.5" x 2.4" x 1.0") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-300 and the S930.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-300 and S930 is 67 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to see the difference between sensor measurements simply by reading technical specs. The photograph underneath will give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-300 and S930.

As you have seen, both of those cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-300 with its larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony S930 will offer you more detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images a little more aggressively. The older E-300 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.