Olympus E-420 vs Sony A300

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-420 and Sony A300, both Entry-Level DSLR cameras by companies Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-420 (10MP) and the A300 (10MP) is fairly close but the E-420 (Four Thirds) and A300 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor size.

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The E-420 was manufactured 5 months after the A300 so they are of a similar age. Both cameras have the same body design (Compact SLR).

Before going straight to a in depth comparison, here is a quick summation of how the E-420 matches up against the A300 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-420 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A300. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-420 Gallery & Sony A300 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera, you need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-420 has outer dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony A300 has proportions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the E-420 versus the A300.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-420 and A300 is 77 and 64 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to envision the difference in sensor dimensions merely by viewing specs. The pic underneath will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-420 and A300.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have the same megapixel count but not the same sensor dimensions. The E-420 contains the smaller sensor which is going to make obtaining shallower DOF harder.