Olympus SP-100 vs Sony A300

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus SP-100 versus Sony A300, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the SP-100 (16MP) and A300 (10MP) and the SP-100 (1/2.3") and A300 (APS-C) possess different sensor size.

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The SP-100 was unveiled 6 years after the A300 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-100 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief view of how the SP-100 matches up vs the A300 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus SP-100 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A300. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-100 Gallery & Sony A300 Gallery.

In case you're looking to travel with your camera, you will have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-100 comes with outer dimensions of 122mm x 91mm x 133mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 5.2") along with a weight of 594 grams (1.31 lbs) while the Sony A300 has dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") and a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the SP-100 compared to the A300.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the SP-100 and A300 is 63 and 64 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor dimensions only by seeing a spec sheet. The picture here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SP-100 and A300.

As you can see, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The SP-100 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Olympus SP-100 will produce extra detail having an extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures much more aggressively. The younger SP-100 provides an edge with regard to sensor tech.