Olympus E-300 vs Sony S950

Below, we are contrasting the Olympus E-300 versus Sony S950, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-300 (8MP) and the S950 (10MP) is very well matched but the E-300 (Four Thirds) and S950 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor size.

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The E-300 was released 5 years prior to the S950 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony S950 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a simple summary of how the E-300 matches up against the S950 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-300 Gallery and Sony S950 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-300 provides external dimensions of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") along with a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) whilst the Sony S950 has sizing of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

See the Olympus E-300 versus Sony S950 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the E-300 vs the S950.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and S950 is 67 and 94 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions just by checking specifications. The pic here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-300 and S950.

To sum up, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-300 due to its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony S950 will resolve extra detail as a result of its extra 2MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-300 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.