Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony HX300

Below is a in-depth comparison of the Olympus FE-3010 versus Sony HX300, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference among the sensor resolutions of the FE-3010 (12MP) and HX300 (20MP) but they possess the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FE-3010 was launched 5 years earlier than the HX300 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony HX300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the FE-3010 matches up versus the HX300 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-3010 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300. The complete galleries are available at Olympus FE-3010 Gallery and Sony HX300 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-3010 has outside measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 108 grams (0.24 lbs) whilst the Sony HX300 has dimensions of 130mm x 103mm x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") accompanied by a weight of 623 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select at that time. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the FE-3010 and the HX300.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the FE-3010 and HX300 is 97 and 63 respectively.

Usually, its hard to visualise the gap in sensor measurements purely by checking out a spec sheet. The visual underneath will give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-3010 and HX300.

As you can see, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same megapixels. You should anticipate the Sony HX300 to provide extra detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-3010 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.