Olympus E-300 vs Sony W230

The following is a comprehensive analysis of the Olympus E-300 vs Sony W230, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and W230 (12MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and W230 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizes.

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The E-300 was announced 5 years prior to the W230 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W230 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a short summary of how the E-300 scores against the W230 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W230. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Sony W230 Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera frequently, you will have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-300 enjoys external measurements of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") with a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) while the Sony W230 has specifications of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the E-300 and the W230.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and W230 is 67 and 95 respectively.

Generally, it can be tough to picture the difference in sensor dimensions only by looking through specs. The image underneath should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-300 and W230.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-300 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony W230 will render more detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-300 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.