Olympus E-600 vs Sony RX100 II

Below is a extensive review of the Olympus E-600 versus Sony RX100 II, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and RX100 II (1") possess different sensor sizing.

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The E-600 was brought out 4 years before the RX100 II and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the E-600 scores against the RX100 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-600 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Sony RX100 II Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera often, you should take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-600 enjoys outer 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) and the Sony RX100 II has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") and a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the E-600 compared to the RX100 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-600 and RX100 II is 71 and 89 respectively.

Often, its difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements just by seeing a spec sheet. The photograph below might offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-600 and RX100 II.

As you can see, the two cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-600 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting bokeh less difficult and the Sony RX100 II will provide greater detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively. The older E-600 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.