Nikon Z7 II vs Olympus E-620

Below is a comprehensive review of the Nikon Z7 II versus Olympus E-620, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Nikon and Olympus. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the Z7 II (46MP) and E-620 (12MP) and the Z7 II (Full frame) and E-620 (Four Thirds) enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The Z7 II was revealed 11 years later than the E-620 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Nikon Z7 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go in to a more detailed comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the Z7 II matches up against the E-620 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Z7 Mark II & Olympus E-620. The full galleries are provided at Nikon Z7 II Gallery & Olympus E-620 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Nikon Z7 II has outside dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") along with a weight of 705 grams (1.55 lbs) and the Olympus E-620 has specifications of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).

Look at the Nikon Z7 II versus Olympus E-620 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the Z7 II vs the E-620.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Z7 II and E-620 is 61 and 71 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements only by checking specs. The visual underneath may offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the Z7 II and E-620.

As you can plainly see, both cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Z7 II with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Nikon Z7 II will give you greater detail because of its extra 34 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a little more aggressively. The younger Z7 II provides an edge with regard to sensor tech.