Olympus E-600 vs Sony H90

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-600 vs Sony H90, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and H90 (16MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and H90 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-600 was unveiled 3 years earlier than the H90 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony H90 being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief view of how the E-600 scores against the H90 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-600 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-600 Gallery and Sony H90 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry your camera frequently, you need to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-600 comes with outer 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) while the Sony H90 has specifications of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-600 vs Sony H90 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have at the time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the E-600 versus the H90.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-600 and H90 is 71 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to envision the contrast in sensor sizing simply by seeing technical specs. The graphic underneath should give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-600 and H90.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-600 with its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony H90 will provide more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older E-600 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.