Olympus E-P3 vs Sony H300

Let's examine more closely at the Olympus E-P3 vs Sony H300, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-P3 (12MP) and H300 (20MP) and the E-P3 (Four Thirds) and H300 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-P3 was unveiled 3 years prior to the H300 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-P3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a brief summary of how the E-P3 scores against the H300 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-P3 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-P3 Gallery and Sony H300 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-P3 has outer measurements of 122mm x 69mm x 34mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.3") along with a weight of 369 grams (0.81 lbs) while the Sony H300 has measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") along with a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-P3 vs Sony H300 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-P3 against the H300.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-P3 and H300 is 86 and 63 respectively.

Usually, its tough to see the contrast between sensor sizing just by reading through specs. The photograph here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-P3 and H300.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-P3 with its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony H300 will give greater detail having an extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older E-P3 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.