Olympus E-PL2 vs Sony H300

Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Olympus E-PL2 versus Sony H300, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the E-PL2 (12MP) and H300 (20MP) and the E-PL2 (Four Thirds) and H300 (1/2.3") boast different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL2 was introduced 4 years earlier than the H300 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a short summation of how the E-PL2 scores against the H300 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL2 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL2 Gallery & Sony H300 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL2 enjoys outer dimensions of 114mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") having a weight of 362 grams (0.80 lbs) while the Sony H300 has measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") having a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select during that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-PL2 vs the H300.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL2 and H300 is 85 and 63 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements only by checking technical specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL2 and H300.

As you can tell, both the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-PL2 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony H300 will resolve extra detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The older E-PL2 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.