Olympus E-300 vs Sony W610

The following is a complete comparison of the Olympus E-300 and Sony W610, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and W610 (14MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and W610 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The E-300 was manufactured 8 years prior to the W610 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the E-300 scores against the W610 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Sony W610 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-300 features outside measurements 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 W610 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-300 and Sony W610 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the E-300 versus the W610.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and W610 is 67 and 97 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to imagine the difference in sensor dimensions just by viewing specs. The picture here might offer you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-300 and W610.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-300 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony W610 will result in more detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-300 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.