Olympus E-M10 vs Sony A300

Following is a thorough analysis of the Olympus E-M10 and Sony A300, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the E-M10 (16MP) and A300 (10MP) and the E-M10 (Four Thirds) and A300 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M10 was brought out 6 years after the A300 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the E-M10 grades versus the A300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M10 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A300. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-M10 Gallery & Sony A300 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera, you will have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M10 has outside dimensions of 119mm x 82mm x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") and a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) whilst the Sony A300 has dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") and a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the E-M10 vs the A300.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 and A300 is 82 and 64 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualise the contrast between sensor sizes merely by reading specifications. The image here may give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 and A300.

Plainly, each of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-M10 featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Olympus E-M10 will deliver more detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The more recent E-M10 is going to have an edge in sensor innovation.