Olympus E-600 vs Sony A7c

Below is a extensive comparison of the Olympus E-600 vs Sony A7c, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and A7c (24MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and A7c (Full frame) offer different sensor sizing.

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The E-600 was brought out 12 years before the A7c and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A7c being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a quick summary of how the E-600 scores versus the A7c in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-600 & Sony Alpha A7c. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Sony A7c Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-600 offers exterior 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) while the Sony A7c has dimensions of 124mm x 71mm x 60mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 2.4") having a weight of 509 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you choose during that time. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-600 compared to the A7c.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-600 and A7c is 71 and 78 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to picture the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading through specs. The graphic here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-600 and A7c.

All in all, the two cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-600 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF harder and the Sony A7c will resolve more detail having its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots more aggressively. The older E-600 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.