Olympus E-600 vs Sony RX10 III

Lets examine more in depth at the Olympus E-600 and Sony RX10 III, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and RX10 III (1") come with different sensor sizing.

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The E-600 was unveiled 7 years prior to the RX10 III and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a short summation of how the E-600 scores vs the RX10 III with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-600 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Sony RX10 III Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-600 provides physical dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") and a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) while the Sony RX10 III has sizing of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") accompanied by a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen during that time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the E-600 against the RX10 III.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-600 and RX10 III is 71 and 53 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to picture the gap in sensor measurements only by checking out a spec sheet. The visual here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-600 and RX10 III.

As you can see, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-600 having a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony RX10 III will produce greater detail having an extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older E-600 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.