Do you want to know what's better Canon PowerShot A2300 or Olympus PEN E-PM2? SpecsPRO has compared Canon PowerShot A2300 vs Olympus PEN E-PM2: weight, battery, sensor, resolution, ISO, dynamic range and other important specifications.

Canon PowerShot A2300 vs Olympus PEN E-PM2

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  • Model

  • Price

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

  • Max resolution

  • Sensor size

  • Sensor type

  • Image ratio w:h

  • Other resolutions

  • Sensor photo detectors

  • Image

  • ISO

  • White balance presets

  • Custom white balance

  • Image stabilization

  • Uncompressed format

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

  • Maximum shutter speed

  • Aperture priority

  • Shutter priority

  • Manual exposure mode

  • Subject / scene modes

  • Built-in flash

  • Flash range

  • External flash

  • Flash modes

  • Continuous drive

  • Self-timer

  • Metering modes

  • Exposure compensation

  • WB Bracketing

  • AE Bracketing

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

  • Screen size

  • Screen dots

  • Touch screen

  • Live view

  • Viewfinder type

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

  • File Format

  • Videography notes

  • Microphone

  • Speaker

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Autofocus

  • Digital zoom

  • Manual focus

  • Macro focus range

  • Number of focus points

  • Lens mount

  • Focal length multiplier

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

  • Dimensions

  • Environmentally sealed

  • Battery

  • Battery details

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

  • Storage

  • Storage types

  • Connectivity

  • USB

  • HDMI

  • Remote control

  • Wireless

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

  • Timelapse recording

  • GPS

  • Samples

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Olympus PEN E-PM2
  • launch

  • Announced

    Feb 7, 2012

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Compact

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    16 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4608 x 3456

  • Sensor size

    1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CCD

  • Image ratio w:h

    4:3, 16:9

  • Other resolutions

    4608 x 2592, 3264 x 2448, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480

  • Sensor photo detectors

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

  • White balance presets

    6

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (1)

  • Image stabilization

    No

  • Uncompressed format

    No

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    15 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/2000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    No

  • Shutter priority

    No

  • Manual exposure mode

    No

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    Yes

  • Flash range

    3.00 m

  • External flash

    No

  • Flash modes

    Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync

  • Continuous drive

    0.8 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

    No

  • AE Bracketing

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fixed

  • Screen size

    2.7

  • Screen dots

    230,000

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    None

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1280 x 720 (25 fps) 640 x 480 (30 fps)

  • File Format

    H.264

  • Videography notes

    Miniature Effect (HD (5, 2.5, 1.25 fps) or L (6, 3, 1.5 fps))

  • Microphone

    Mono

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    28–140 mm

  • Optical zoom

    5×

  • Maximum aperture

    F2.8–6.9

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Multi-area
    • Center
    • Tracking
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Face Detection

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (5x)

  • Manual focus

    No

  • Macro focus range

    3 cm (1.18)

  • Number of focus points

    9

  • Lens mount

  • Focal length multiplier

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    125 g (0.28 lb / 4.41 oz)

  • Dimensions

    95 x 54 x 20 mm (3.74 x 2.13 x 0.79)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    Lithium-Ion NB-11L rechargeable battery & charger

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    210

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    No

  • Remote control

    No

  • Wireless

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    No

  • GPS

    None

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  • launch

  • Announced

    Sep 17, 2012

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Rangefinder-style mirrorless

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    16 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4608 x 3456

  • Sensor size

    Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Image ratio w:h

    4:3

  • Other resolutions

    2560 x 1920, 1024 x 768

  • Sensor photo detectors

    17 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto (200 - 1600), 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 16000, 20000, 25600

  • White balance presets

    8

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (1)

  • Image stabilization

    Sensor-shift

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    60 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/4000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    No (bundled external flash)

  • Flash range

    7.00 m (bundled FL-LM1)

  • External flash

    Yes (Clip-on FL-LM1 included, Hot-shoe)

  • Flash modes

    Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync, Manual (3 levels)

  • Continuous drive

    8.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 12 sec)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±3 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

    Yes (3 frames in 2, 4, 6 steps selectable in either blue/amber or magenta/green axis)

  • AE Bracketing

    (2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fixed

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    460,000

  • Touch screen

    Yes

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic (optional)

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, H.264, Motion JPEG

  • Videography notes

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Multi-area
    • Selective single-point
    • Tracking
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Touch
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

    No

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Macro focus range

  • Number of focus points

    35

  • Lens mount

    Micro Four Thirds

  • Focal length multiplier

    2×

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    269 g (0.59 lb / 9.49 oz)

  • Dimensions

    110 x 64 x 34 mm (4.33 x 2.52 x 1.34)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    Lithium-Ion BLS-5 rechargeable battery & charger

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    360

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (Mini HDMI type-C)

  • Remote control

    Yes (Optional RM-UC1)

  • Wireless

    Eye-Fi Connected

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    No

  • GPS

    None

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