Olympus E-300 vs Sony W690

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.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Sony W690 Gallery.

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.

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

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.