Olympus E-PL8 vs Sony H300

Below, we are comparing the Olympus E-PL8 vs Sony H300, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-PL8 (16MP) and the H300 (20MP) is fairly close but the E-PL8 (Four Thirds) and H300 (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL8 was introduced 2 years later than the H300 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a short summary of how the E-PL8 scores versus the H300 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL8 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL8 Gallery & Sony H300 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL8 features external measurements of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") having a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) while the Sony H300 has measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") accompanied by a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at that time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the E-PL8 versus the H300.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL8 and H300 is 86 and 63 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to picture the contrast in sensor sizing only by viewing specs. The graphic here may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL8 and H300.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-PL8 using its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony H300 will render more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The more modern E-PL8 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.