Olympus E-PL7 vs Sony A300

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-PL7 and Sony A300, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the E-PL7 (16MP) and A300 (10MP) and the E-PL7 (Four Thirds) and A300 (APS-C) use different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL7 was revealed 6 years later than the A300 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving in to a full comparison, below is a simple summation of how the E-PL7 grades vs the A300 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL7 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A300. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL7 Gallery & Sony A300 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera, you should factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL7 provides outside measurements of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") with a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) whilst the Sony A300 has proportions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") with a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is the front view scale comparison of the E-PL7 vs the A300.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL7 and A300 is 86 and 64 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements just by reviewing a spec sheet. The graphic here will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL7 and A300.

Clearly, each of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-PL7 with its tinier sensor is going to make shooting bokeh more challenging and the Olympus E-PL7 will offer greater detail because of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The younger E-PL7 provides an advantage in sensor tech.