Olympus E-300 vs Sony TF1

Here is a complete comparison of the Olympus E-300 versus Sony TF1, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Waterproof by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and TF1 (16MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and TF1 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

Photography Glossary

The E-300 was released 9 years prior to the TF1 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony TF1 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the E-300 matches up vs the TF1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TF1. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Sony TF1 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-300 offers physical 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) whilst the Sony TF1 has proportions of 102mm x 62mm x 23mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-300 versus Sony TF1 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at the time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-300 versus the TF1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and TF1 is 67 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be tough to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing simply by looking at specifications. The visual here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-300 and TF1.

Plainly, each of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-300 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony TF1 will give more detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older E-300 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.