Olympus E-600 vs Olympus TG-830 iHS

Below is a complete comparison of the Olympus E-600 and Olympus TG-830 iHS, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Waterproof and both of them are designed by Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and TG-830 iHS (16MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and TG-830 iHS (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The E-600 was launched 4 years earlier than the TG-830 iHS and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus TG-830 iHS being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the E-600 grades against the TG-830 iHS in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-600 & Olympus TG-830 iHS. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Olympus TG-830 iHS Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-600 offers exterior dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) and the Olympus TG-830 iHS has proportions of 109mm x 67mm x 28mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-600 and Olympus TG-830 iHS in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-600 and the TG-830 iHS.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-600 and TG-830 iHS is 71 and 91 respectively.

Typically, its hard to picture the difference in sensor measurements simply by checking out specifications. The photograph underneath will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-600 and TG-830 iHS.

To sum up, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-600 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus TG-830 iHS will provide more detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older E-600 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.