Olympus E-300 vs Sony WX30

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-300 and Sony WX30, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and WX30 (16MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and WX30 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor size.

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The E-300 was announced 7 years before the WX30 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX30 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a full comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the E-300 grades against the WX30 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Sony WX30 Gallery.

In case you're planning to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-300 features external measurements of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") having a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) whilst the Sony WX30 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-300 and Sony WX30 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the E-300 against the WX30.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-300 and WX30 is 67 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to envision the gap between sensor dimensions simply by reviewing specifications. The image underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-300 and WX30.

Plainly, both of those cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-300 using its larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony WX30 will offer you more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively. The more aged E-300 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.