Olympus E-600 vs Sony RX10

Here is a comprehensive comparison of the Olympus E-600 vs Sony RX10, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and RX10 (20MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and RX10 (1") feature different sensor sizing.

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The E-600 was manufactured 5 years before the RX10 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting through a in-depth comparison, below is a simple view of how the E-600 matches up versus the RX10 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-600 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Sony RX10 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-600 offers physical 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 RX10 has dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") along with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have during that time. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the E-600 and the RX10.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-600 and RX10 is 71 and 58 respectively.

Usually, its tough to visualize the difference between sensor sizing only by reviewing technical specs. The visual underneath might offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-600 and RX10.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-600 because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Sony RX10 will offer extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older E-600 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.