Canon 60D vs Olympus 9000

Let's look a bit more closely at the Canon 60D versus Olympus 9000, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Canon and Olympus. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the 60D (18MP) and 9000 (12MP) and the 60D (APS-C) and 9000 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The 60D was released 19 months later than the 9000 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Canon 60D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus 9000 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the 60D scores vs the 9000 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon EOS 60D & Olympus Stylus 9000. The complete galleries are viewable at Canon 60D Gallery & Olympus 9000 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Canon 60D has physical dimensions of 145mm x 106mm x 79mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.1") and a weight of 755 grams (1.66 lbs) and the Olympus 9000 has dimensions of 96mm x 60mm x 31mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the 60D vs the 9000.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 60D and 9000 is 59 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to see the contrast between sensor sizing only by reading a spec sheet. The visual here may give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 60D and 9000.

As you can see, the 2 cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The 60D because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Canon 60D will offer more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The younger 60D will have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.