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Olympus E-500 vs Sony H300

Portability
70
Imaging
41
Features
34
Overall
38
Olympus E-500 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 front
Portability
63
Imaging
45
Features
37
Overall
41

Olympus E-500 vs Sony H300 Key Specs

Olympus E-500
(Full Review)
  • 8MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 400 (Push to 1600)
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 479g - 130 x 95 x 66mm
  • Revealed October 2005
  • Alternative Name is EVOLT E-500
  • Replacement is Olympus E-510
Sony H300
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-875mm (F3-5.9) lens
  • 590g - 130 x 95 x 122mm
  • Launched February 2014
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Olympus E-500 vs Sony H300 Overview

Let's look much closer at the Olympus E-500 versus Sony H300, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and H300 (20MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and H300 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizing.

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The E-500 was launched 9 years earlier than the H300 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the E-500 scores vs the H300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-500 over the Sony H300

 E-500 H300 
Focus manually More precise focusing

Reasons to pick Sony H300 over the Olympus E-500

 H300 E-500 
LaunchedFebruary 2014October 2005Newer by 101 months
Screen dimension3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution460k215kCrisper screen (+245k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-500 and Sony H300

 E-500 H300 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither has Touch friendly screen

Olympus E-500 vs Sony H300 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera often, you should think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-500 has physical measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") with a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) while the Sony H300 has sizing of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") and a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-500 versus Sony H300 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the E-500 vs the H300.

Olympus E-500 vs Sony H300 size comparison

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the E-500 and H300 is 70 and 63 respectively.

Olympus E-500 vs Sony H300 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-500 vs Sony H300 Sensor Comparison

Usually, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor dimensions purely by going through a spec sheet. The pic here should offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-500 and H300.

As you can see, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-500 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony H300 will provide more detail utilizing its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-500 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.

Olympus E-500 vs Sony H300 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-500 vs Sony H300 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-500 vs Sony H300 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus E-500
Portrait photography with Sony H300
48
you can focus manually
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
no liveview feature
resolution not great (8 megapixels)
40
good megapixels (20MP)
offers face detection focusing
manual focus not available
external flash not possible
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-500 Street photography factors
Sony H300 Street photography factors
56
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
lighter than competitors (479g)
screen does not articulate
lack of image stabilization
max ISO too low (400)
43
built in image stabilization (Optical)
no moving screen
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
more heavy than competition in class (590g)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-500 Sports photography advice
Sony H300 Sports photography advice
37
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
comes with phase detect AF
no liveview feature
continuous shooting slow (3.0 frames/s)
lack of image stabilization
resolution not great (8MP)
50
great zoom range (25-875mm 35.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20MP)
offers tracking autofocus
great battery (350 shots)
slow frames per second (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority mode
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-500 Travel photography information
Sony H300 Travel photography information
52
lighter than competitors (479 grams)
flash built-in
no Timelapse recording
resolution not great (8 megapixels)
doesn't offer selfie friendly display
56
great battery (350 CIPA)
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
decently wide (25mm)
long zoom (875mm)
lack of Timelapse mode
more heavy than competition in class (590 grams)
display isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f3)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-500 Landscape photography advice
Sony H300 Landscape photography advice
43
you can focus manually
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
screen is somewhat small (2.5 inch)
no liveview feature
lack of image stabilization
resolution not great (8 megapixels)
max ISO too low (400)
no Timelapse recording
47
decently wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
great battery (350 CIPA)
manual focus not available
cannot switch lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
lack of Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-500 as a Vlogging camera
Sony H300 as a Vlogging camera
9
can't shoot video
24
decently wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection focusing
somewhat slow max aperture (f3)
display isn't selfie friendly
low res video (1280 x 720 pxls)
lack of external microphone support
more heavy than competition in class (590 grams)
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Olympus E-500 vs Sony H300 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-500 and Sony H300
 Olympus E-500Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Sony
Model Olympus E-500 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300
Alternative name EVOLT E-500 -
Type Advanced DSLR Small Sensor Superzoom
Revealed 2005-10-21 2014-02-13
Physical type Mid-size SLR SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Powered by - Bionz(R)
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 8MP 20MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 3264 x 2448 5152 x 3864
Maximum native ISO 400 3200
Maximum boosted ISO 1600 -
Minimum native ISO 100 80
RAW support
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 3 -
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 25-875mm (35.0x)
Largest aperture - f/3-5.9
Number of lenses 45 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.8
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display size 2.5 inches 3 inches
Resolution of display 215k dots 460k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Display tech - Clear Photo LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentaprism) None
Viewfinder resolution - 201k dots
Viewfinder coverage 95 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.45x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 seconds 30 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/1500 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 3.0fps 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 13.00 m (at ISO 100) 8.80 m
Flash settings Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Flash Off, Advanced Flash
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash synchronize 1/180 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1280 x 720 (30p)
Maximum video resolution None 1280x720
Video file format - MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 479 grams (1.06 lb) 590 grams (1.30 lb)
Dimensions 130 x 95 x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") 130 x 95 x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 350 photos
Battery style - Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (Off, 10 sec, 2 sec, portrait1, portrait2)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick PRO Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Card slots Single Single
Cost at launch $600 $249