Olympus E-600 vs Sony QX1

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus E-600 versus Sony QX1, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Lens-style by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and QX1 (20MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and QX1 (APS-C) offer different sensor measurements.

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The E-600 was announced 6 years earlier than the QX1 which is quite a large gap 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 QX1 being a Lens-style camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the E-600 scores vs the QX1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-600 and Sony Alpha QX1. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-600 Gallery and Sony QX1 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-600 has got exterior measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") with a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) and the Sony QX1 has dimensions of 74mm x 70mm x 53mm (2.9" x 2.8" x 2.1") with a weight of 216 grams (0.48 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-600 versus Sony QX1 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the E-600 vs the QX1.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-600 and QX1 is 71 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizes just by going over technical specs. The image here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-600 and QX1.

As you can tell, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-600 with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony QX1 will deliver more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-600 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.