Olympus E-300 vs Sony W650

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus E-300 vs Sony W650, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and W650 (16MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and W650 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizing.

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The E-300 was released 8 years earlier than the W650 and that is a fairly serious gap 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 W650 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief summation of how the E-300 grades vs the W650 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-300 Gallery and Sony W650 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-300 provides outside dimensions of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") having a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) while the Sony W650 has dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-300 vs Sony W650 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-300 versus the W650.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and W650 is 67 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it is very tough to visualize the gap in sensor measurements only by looking through technical specs. The graphic here should give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-300 and W650.

As you can tell, both the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-300 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony W650 will result in greater detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots way more aggressively. The older E-300 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.