Olympus E-300

Olympus E-300 is Olympus's Advanced DSLR camera initially launched on January of 2005. The camera has a 8MP, CCD Four Thirds sized sensor and has a full resolution of 3264 x 2448. The camera is referred to as "EVOLT E-300" in other countries.

Olympus launched the fresher Olympus E-330 (Read Full Comparison) in an effort to replace this camera.

The E-300 is ranked #89 out of 92 in Advanced DSLR cameras & over-all #863 out of 1465 for digital cameras in our database. Please check our Smart camera filter to get camera listings based on your custom requirements.

Below is a diagram of different factors used in the rating system.

The Olympus E-300 is part of a family of digital cameras. You can read the detailed range below.

You can see the E-300 from several angles in the gallery here.

Below is a list of good and bad points of the Olympus E-300 based on features that are typically regarded as crucial in a camera.

The measurement of the sensor in the Olympus E-300 is 17.3mm x 13mm (Four Thirds). The 225 mm² sensor has the capability to capture 3264 x 2448 pixels at aspect ratios of 4:3.

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The CCD sensor has 8MP and has a native ISO range of 100 - 400. This ISO can be extended electronically to a high of 1600. RAW photos are saved which means that you have wider room to maneuver in post.

The graphic below illustrates the E-300's sensor dimensions when compared to other common sizes. The E-300 sensor has a crop factor of 2.1 and is shown in green.

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To get an understanding of specific aspect ratios, you can refer to the visual below.

Olympus E-300 weighs around 1.38 lbs (624g or 22.01 oz) & the over all size of the camera is 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5"). The weight of average Advanced DSLR camera is 776g so the Olympus E-300 is less heavy compared with various competitors.

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Below is a pic of the Olympus E-300 alongside a soft drink so you're able to get a feel for its scale.

The top view here will show the button design on the E-300.

The E-300 works with the Micro Four Thirds mount and has 162 lenses available to buy. Below is some of the lenses we have in our database which will fit the E-300.

ModelVisualizeFocal LengthApertureStabilizedWeight

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm F4.5 TC 1.25x IS PRO150-400mmf/4.5 1850g

Olympus Zuiko Digital 300mm f2.8300mmf/2.8 3290g

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Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 7-14mm f4.07-14mmf/4.0 780g

Olympus M.Zuiko ED 75-300mm f4.8-6.7 II75-300mmf/4.8-6.7 423g

Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 35-100mm f2.035-100mmf/2.0 1650g

Panasonic Lumix G X Vario PZ 45-175mm F4.0-5.6 ASPH OIS45-175mmf/4.0-5.6 210g

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Panasonic Lumix G Vario 100-300mm F4-5.6 II Power OIS100-300mmf/4-5.6 520g

The E-300 has the following connectivity:

• USB Yes

Digital cameras with NFC and / or Bluetooth compatibility can easily be controlled wirelessly with smartphones. You are able to send photos and in some cases adjust settings without the hassle of connecting straight to the camera.

Many applications even enable a Liveview and release the shutter in case you are not close to the camera. If the camera contains a HDMI port, it could be attached to an external screen. Nearly all cameras will allow you to charge the battery pack with the USB socket.

Olympus E-300 doesn't take video. In case you are wanting a camera to take only photos, this is not a concern.

Olympus E-300 does not include environment proofing so wet conditions can easily affect the camera.

The Olympus E-300 has a 1.8" fixed display boasting a resolution of 134k dots.

Unfortunately the display is not a touch screen.

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The ViewFinder specifications for Olympus E-300 are below:

• ViewFinder Optical (pentamirror)

Viewfinders are very useful in bright outdoor conditions which will make the camera display washed out and hard to see.

Olympus E-300 has the capability to shoot continuously at 3.0 frames/s. The max shutter speed is 1/4000 sec.

Olympus E-300 has both in-built flash as well as external flash support. The max flash sync speed is 1/180 sec.

Olympus E-300 has both Phase Detect Autofocus as well as Contrast Based Autofocus. Phase Detection autofocusing is more snappier and precise compared with Contrast Based autofocusing.

The Sensor has 3 focus points to pick from. Olympus E-300 features manual focusing in case it is required in low light conditions or you want more accurate control on focusing.

The average Advanced DSLR camera battery life is 909. Nikon D780 has got the best (2260) battery life in this kind of cameras.

Here is a number of Advanced DSLR cameras which have the highest battery life:

ModelVisualizeBattery LifeRAWNFCBluetooth

Nikon D780
E-300 vs D7802260 yesnoyes

Nikon D850
E-300 vs D8501840 yesyesyes

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Nikon Df
E-300 vs Df1400 yesnono

Canon 90D
E-300 vs 90D1300 yesnoyes

Nikon D500
E-300 vs D5001240 yesyesyes

The following illustration indicates a summary of the Olympus E-300 for different kinds of photography. To read more, browse to the specific section below.

The Olympus E-300 gets a points tally of 48 which is average, and means the camera is somewhat acceptable for portrait photography. Photographing portraits favors greatly towards sensor dimension, RAW support and flexibility to work with external lighting.

With a average score of 51, the Olympus E-300 is relatively adequate to buy for street photography. A very good street photography camera comes with a fine balance of image quality and portability.

A bad sports photography score of 37 means the Olympus E-300 is just not good for taking pictures of sports. A camera must have fantastic tracking plus fast continuous shooting for sports photography.

Portability is very critical in picking a travel camera. Overall, the Olympus E-300 gets a bad 45 for a travelling camera which makes it just not good to buy for your travels.

For anybody planning to pick a digital camera for landscape pictures, the most vital factor will no doubt be image quality. The Olympus E-300 with it's bad grade of 43 as a landscape camera is just not good amongst its rivals.

A camera for vlogging should have a moving display, mic port and if possible IBIS. Taking everything into account, the Olympus E-300 is just not good for vlogging as it receives a bad rating of 9.

If you are interested in alternatives to the E-300, here is a selection of the highest scored cameras which fall into the category of Advanced DSLR.

The line chart just below will give you a summary of the E-300 vs it's highest scoring competitors shown above.

There are more cameras you might take into account as alternate options. To go through a detailed comparison, simply click the "compare" link.