Olympus E-600 vs Sony HX300

Below, we are evaluating the Olympus E-600 versus Sony HX300, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and HX300 (20MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and HX300 (1/2.3") feature different sensor size.

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The E-600 was manufactured 4 years prior to the HX300 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the E-600 matches up versus the HX300 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-600 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-600 Gallery and Sony HX300 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-600 has got outside 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 HX300 has specifications of 130mm x 103mm x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") with a weight of 623 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the E-600 and the HX300.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-600 and HX300 is 71 and 63 respectively.

In many cases, it can be tough to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading a spec sheet. The graphic underneath will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-600 and HX300.

As you can see, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-600 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony HX300 will offer you extra detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older E-600 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.