Olympus E-300 vs Sony W810

Lets look closer at the Olympus E-300 vs Sony W810, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and W810 (20MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and W810 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-300 was unveiled 10 years earlier than the W810 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a in depth comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the E-300 matches up versus the W810 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera, you will have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-300 enjoys outer measurements of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") accompanied by a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) and the Sony W810 has sizing of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-300 vs Sony W810 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at that moment. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-300 against the W810.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and W810 is 67 and 96 respectively.

Generally, its tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading specs. The visual underneath should give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-300 and W810.

All in all, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-300 with its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Sony W810 will deliver extra detail having an extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older E-300 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.