Olympus E-300 vs Sony TX100V

Lets look closer at the Olympus E-300 and Sony TX100V, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and TX100V (16MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and TX100V (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-300 was brought out 7 years prior to the TX100V and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony TX100V being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving into a complete comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the E-300 matches up versus the TX100V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX100V. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-300 Gallery and Sony TX100V Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera regularly, you will want to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-300 has got external measurements of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") having a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) and the Sony TX100V has sizing of 97mm x 59mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.7") along with a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-300 and the TX100V.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-300 and TX100V is 67 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to visualise the difference in sensor sizing only by viewing a spec sheet. The graphic here might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-300 and TX100V.

As you can see, both of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-300 because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony TX100V will render more detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older E-300 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.