Olympus E-450 vs Sony H300

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-450 and Sony H300, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and H300 (20MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and H300 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The E-450 was manufactured 5 years prior to the H300 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving right into a thorough comparison, here is a short summation of how the E-450 scores vs the H300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-450 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Sony H300 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera regularly, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-450 provides exterior measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Sony H300 has proportions of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") with a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-450 and Sony H300 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the E-450 compared to the H300.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-450 and H300 is 77 and 63 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be tough to imagine the gap between sensor sizing purely by looking at specs. The graphic underneath will give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-450 and H300.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-450 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony H300 will give you more detail due to its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop images way more aggressively. The older E-450 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.