Olympus E-300 vs Sony W220

On this page, we will be analyzing the Olympus E-300 vs Sony W220, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and W220 (12MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and W220 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor size.

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The E-300 was unveiled 5 years prior to the W220 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W220 being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a detailed comparison, here is a short overview of how the E-300 matches up vs the W220 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W220. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-300 Gallery and Sony W220 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-300 provides physical dimensions of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") with a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) whilst the Sony W220 has dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the E-300 and the W220.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E-300 and W220 is 67 and 95 respectively.

Generally, it is very tough to see the gap between sensor dimensions merely by checking a spec sheet. The picture underneath will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-300 and W220.

As you can see, both of those cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-300 with its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony W220 will give extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots more aggressively. The more aged E-300 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.