Olympus E-600 vs Sony RX100 III

The following is a extensive analysis of the Olympus E-600 vs Sony RX100 III, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and RX100 III (1") provide different sensor size.

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The E-600 was announced 5 years earlier than the RX100 III which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going into a thorough comparison, here is a quick view of how the E-600 scores vs the RX100 III in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-600 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-600 Gallery and Sony RX100 III Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-600 enjoys physical dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") with a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) and the Sony RX100 III has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-600 vs Sony RX100 III in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you use at that time. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the E-600 compared to the RX100 III.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-600 and RX100 III is 71 and 89 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to picture the difference in sensor dimensions purely by checking out specifications. The pic here will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-600 and RX100 III.

To sum up, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-600 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony RX100 III will produce more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-600 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.