Olympus E-300 vs Sony TX30

In this article, we will be analyzing the Olympus E-300 and Sony TX30, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and TX30 (18MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and TX30 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizing.

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The E-300 was unveiled 9 years before the TX30 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony TX30 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a simple overview of how the E-300 scores vs the TX30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Sony TX30 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-300 has external 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 TX30 has dimensions of 96mm x 59mm x 15mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") with a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-300 and Sony TX30 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-300 versus the TX30.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-300 and TX30 is 67 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizing purely by going through specifications. The photograph below should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-300 and TX30.

Plainly, both cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-300 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony TX30 will provide greater detail having an extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older E-300 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.