Olympus E-300 vs Sony W530

The following is a extensive analysis of the Olympus E-300 and Sony W530, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and W530 (14MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and W530 (1/2.3") provide different sensor size.

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The E-300 was manufactured 7 years earlier than the W530 which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W530 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a detailed comparison, here is a short highlight of how the E-300 scores versus the W530 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-300 Gallery and Sony W530 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-300 features outside dimensions of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") along with a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) while the Sony W530 has dimensions of 93mm x 53mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") along with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-300 and Sony W530 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you choose during that time. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-300 against the W530.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and W530 is 67 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is tough to picture the difference between sensor dimensions just by reading through a spec sheet. The picture here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-300 and W530.

Clearly, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-300 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony W530 will give greater detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop images more aggressively. The more aged E-300 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.