Olympus E-300 vs Sony WX300

On this page, we will be analyzing the Olympus E-300 vs Sony WX300, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and WX300 (18MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and WX300 (1/2.3") offer different sensor size.

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The E-300 was launched 9 years earlier than the WX300 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief view of how the E-300 matches up versus the WX300 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Sony WX300 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera often, you should consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-300 has got external 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) while the Sony WX300 has specifications of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-300 vs Sony WX300 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the E-300 versus the WX300.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and WX300 is 67 and 94 respectively.

Generally, it's difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements purely by checking specifications. The graphic here will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-300 and WX300.

To sum up, the two cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-300 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony WX300 will give more detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older E-300 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.