Olympus E-600 vs Sony HX9V

Below is a in depth review of the Olympus E-600 versus Sony HX9V, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and HX9V (16MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and HX9V (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-600 was revealed 22 months before the HX9V making them a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX9V being a Compact camera.

Before going into a full comparison, here is a quick summation of how the E-600 matches up vs the HX9V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-600 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Sony HX9V Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-600 provides external 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) whilst the Sony HX9V has specifications of 105mm x 59mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is a front view size comparison of the E-600 against the HX9V.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-600 and HX9V is 71 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements just by going over specs. The graphic below may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-600 and HX9V.

All in all, both of those cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-600 with its larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony HX9V will deliver greater detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will help you crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older E-600 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.