Olympus E-600 vs Sony NEX-7

Following is a in depth analysis of the Olympus E-600 and Sony NEX-7, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and NEX-7 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-600 was unveiled 3 years before the NEX-7 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick summary of how the E-600 grades versus the NEX-7 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-600 & Sony Alpha NEX-7. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera often, you have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-600 features outer dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") along with a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) while the Sony NEX-7 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") having a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-600 vs the NEX-7.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-600 and NEX-7 is 71 and 84 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizes just by going through specifications. The pic here might give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-600 and NEX-7.

To sum up, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-600 having a smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony NEX-7 will produce greater detail having an extra 12MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The more aged E-600 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.