Olympus E-300 vs Sony WX150

The following is a thorough review of the Olympus E-300 and Sony WX150, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and WX150 (18MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and WX150 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor size.

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The E-300 was manufactured 8 years before the WX150 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a in depth comparison, below is a simple summary of how the E-300 scores versus the WX150 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Sony WX150 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you need to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-300 provides external dimensions of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") with a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) and the Sony WX150 has specifications of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-300 and Sony WX150 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you select at that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the E-300 against the WX150.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-300 and WX150 is 67 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to envision the difference between sensor dimensions simply by looking at a spec sheet. The image below will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-300 and WX150.

As you can see, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-300 featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony WX150 will resolve more detail due to its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-300 is going to be behind in sensor tech.