Olympus E-PL6 vs Sony A300

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus E-PL6 vs Sony A300, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the E-PL6 (16MP) and A300 (10MP) and the E-PL6 (Four Thirds) and A300 (APS-C) have totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL6 was revealed 6 years after the A300 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise summation of how the E-PL6 grades vs the A300 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL6 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A300. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL6 Gallery and Sony A300 Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL6 has external dimensions of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") having a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) while the Sony A300 has dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") along with a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the E-PL6 compared to the A300.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL6 and A300 is 88 and 64 respectively.

Normally, its hard to see the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by checking specifications. The pic below should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL6 and A300.

To sum up, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL6 using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Olympus E-PL6 will resolve extra detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more modern E-PL6 will have an edge in sensor technology.