Olympus E-600 vs Olympus SZ-15

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-600 vs Olympus SZ-15, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Olympus. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and SZ-15 (16MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and SZ-15 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The E-600 was brought out 4 years earlier than the SZ-15 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus SZ-15 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a thorough comparison, here is a quick summation of how the E-600 scores against the SZ-15 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-600 and Olympus SZ-15. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-600 Gallery and Olympus SZ-15 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-600 offers exterior dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") and a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) whilst the Olympus SZ-15 has sizing of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") having a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-600 vs Olympus SZ-15 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select during that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the E-600 compared to the SZ-15.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-600 and SZ-15 is 71 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing only by seeing technical specs. The photograph below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-600 and SZ-15.

As you can tell, both of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-600 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Olympus SZ-15 will produce extra detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos more aggressively. The older E-600 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.