Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony A300

Lets look more closely at the Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony A300, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the SZ-10 (14MP) and A300 (10MP) and the SZ-10 (1/2.3") and A300 (APS-C) possess different sensor sizing.

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The SZ-10 was introduced 3 years after the A300 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight into a full comparison, below is a short view of how the SZ-10 grades versus the A300 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SZ-10 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A300. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus SZ-10 Gallery & Sony A300 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera, you will want to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus SZ-10 has got outside dimensions of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) whilst the Sony A300 has sizing of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") having a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs).

Examine the Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony A300 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the SZ-10 and the A300.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the SZ-10 and A300 is 90 and 64 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizes simply by checking a spec sheet. The pic here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-10 and A300.

As you can see, both of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The SZ-10 having a tinier sensor is going to make shooting bokeh more challenging and the Olympus SZ-10 will give extra detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The younger SZ-10 provides a benefit in sensor innovation.