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Olympus E-300 vs Sony W690

Portability
67
Imaging
41
Features
31
Overall
37
Olympus E-300 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690 front
Portability
95
Imaging
39
Features
32
Overall
36

Olympus E-300 vs Sony W690 Key Specs

Olympus E-300
(Full Review)
  • 8MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 1.8" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 400 (Raise to 1600)
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 624g - 147 x 85 x 64mm
  • Revealed January 2005
  • Also referred to as EVOLT E-300
  • Refreshed by Olympus E-330
Sony W690
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 142g - 94 x 56 x 22mm
  • Launched February 2012
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Olympus E-300 vs Sony W690 Overview

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-300 and Sony W690, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and W690 (16MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and W690 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-300 was brought out 8 years prior to the W690 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W690 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a detailed comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the E-300 matches up against the W690 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-300 over the Sony W690

 E-300 W690 
Manual focus Very exact focusing

Reasons to pick Sony W690 over the Olympus E-300

 W690 E-300 
LaunchedFebruary 2012January 2005More modern by 86 months
Display size3"1.8"Larger display (+1.2")
Display resolution230k134kClearer display (+96k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-300 and Sony W690

 E-300 W690 
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Selfie screen Neither features selfie screen
Touch friendly display Absent Touch friendly display

Olympus E-300 vs Sony W690 Physical Comparison

When you are planning to carry around your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-300 enjoys outer measurements of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") along with a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) whilst the Sony W690 has measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the E-300 vs the W690.

Olympus E-300 vs Sony W690 size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and W690 is 67 and 95 respectively.

Olympus E-300 vs Sony W690 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-300 vs Sony W690 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it is very hard to see the difference in sensor sizes simply by viewing a spec sheet. The image below will give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the E-300 and W690.

Clearly, both of those cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-300 because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony W690 will result in extra detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-300 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.

Olympus E-300 vs Sony W690 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-300 vs Sony W690 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-300 vs Sony W690 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-300 Portrait photography advice
Sony W690 Portrait photography advice
48
you can focus manually
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
does not have liveview
low MP (8 megapixels)
34
megapixel count decent (16MP)
provides face detection focusing
focusing manually not possible
no manual control
no external flash support
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-300 Street photography information
Sony W690 Street photography information
51
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
screen is fixed
no image stabilization
maximum ISO low (400)
57
image stabilization (Optical)
screen does not articulate
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-300 Sports photography features
Sony W690 Sports photography features
37
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
sensor has phase detect AF
does not have liveview
slow continuous shooting (3.0 frames per second)
no image stabilization
low MP (8MP)
40
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (16MP)
provides tracking autofocus
max fps low (1.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority mode
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-300 Travel photography details
Sony W690 Travel photography details
45
flash built-in
missing Time Lapse function
low MP (8MP)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
68
megapixel count decent (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
pretty wide (25mm)
very long zoom (250mm)
lack of Timelapse mode
screen isn't selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-300 Landscape photography highlights
Sony W690 Landscape photography highlights
43
you can focus manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
screen is somewhat small (1.8 inch)
does not have liveview
no image stabilization
low MP (8 megapixels)
maximum ISO low (400)
missing Time Lapse function
43
pretty wide (25mm)
screen size is decent (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (16MP)
focusing manually not possible
cannot switch lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
no manual control
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
lack of Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-300 Vlogging information
Sony W690 Vlogging information
9
can't shoot video
31
pretty wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detection focusing
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
screen isn't selfie friendly
low quality video (1280 x 720 pxls)
lack of external microphone jack
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Olympus E-300 vs Sony W690 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-300 and Sony W690
 Olympus E-300Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690
General Information
Company Olympus Sony
Model Olympus E-300 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690
Also called EVOLT E-300 -
Type Advanced DSLR Small Sensor Compact
Revealed 2005-01-10 2012-02-28
Body design Mid-size SLR Compact
Sensor Information
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Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 8 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 3264 x 2448 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 400 3200
Max boosted ISO 1600 -
Lowest native ISO 100 80
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points 3 -
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 25-250mm (10.0x)
Maximal aperture - f/3.3-5.9
Macro focus distance - 5cm
Number of lenses 45 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 1.8 inches 3 inches
Screen resolution 134k dot 230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Screen tech - ClearPhoto TFT LCD display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shooting speed 3.0 frames per second 1.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range - 3.30 m
Flash modes Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/180 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions - 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution None 1280x720
Video data format - MPEG-4
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 624g (1.38 pounds) 142g (0.31 pounds)
Physical dimensions 147 x 85 x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") 94 x 56 x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 220 photographs
Type of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-BN
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage Compact Flash (Type I or II) SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots 1 1
Price at launch $800 $297