Olympus E-600 vs Olympus E-PL6

Below is a extended review of the Olympus E-600 versus Olympus E-PL6, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are built by Olympus. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and E-PL6 (16MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor dimensions (Four Thirds).

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The E-600 was introduced 5 years before the E-PL6 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a short view of how the E-600 matches up versus the E-PL6 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-600 & Olympus PEN E-PL6. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Olympus E-PL6 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-600 has got outer measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-PL6 has specifications of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") along with a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at that time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the E-600 against the E-PL6.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-600 and E-PL6 is 71 and 88 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to see the contrast between sensor measurements purely by checking a spec sheet. The visual underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-600 and E-PL6.

As you can see, both of the cameras feature the identical sensor size but not the same resolution. You can anticipate the Olympus E-PL6 to give more detail using its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop images way more aggressively. The older E-600 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.