Olympus E-300 vs Sony WX500

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-300 and Sony WX500, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and WX500 (18MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and WX500 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizing.

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The E-300 was brought out 11 years prior to the WX500 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera 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 WX500 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a in depth comparison, below is a short view of how the E-300 grades vs the WX500 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Sony WX500 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera, you'll need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-300 comes with 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) and the Sony WX500 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") having a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the E-300 versus the WX500.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-300 and WX500 is 67 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to visualize the difference in sensor measurements just by going through a spec sheet. The graphic here might provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-300 and WX500.

Clearly, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-300 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Sony WX500 will provide greater detail having its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older E-300 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.