Olympus FE-45 vs Sony H300

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus FE-45 vs Sony H300, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference among the image resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and H300 (20MP) but they come with the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The FE-45 was announced 6 years before the H300 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going in to a more detailed comparison, below is a simple overview of how the FE-45 matches up against the H300 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-45 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus FE-45 Gallery and Sony H300 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera, you will have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-45 provides outside measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Sony H300 has proportions of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") along with a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus FE-45 vs Sony H300 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select during that time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the FE-45 compared to the H300.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-45 and H300 is 95 and 63 respectively.

In many cases, it is difficult to see the difference in sensor sizes just by seeing technical specs. The picture here should give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-45 and H300.

As you can tell, both of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You should expect the Sony H300 to produce greater detail with its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FE-45 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.