Olympus E-600 vs Sony RX100 VI

On this page, we will be reviewing the Olympus E-600 vs Sony RX100 VI, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and RX100 VI (20MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and RX100 VI (1") have different sensor sizing.

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The E-600 was brought out 9 years prior to the RX100 VI and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX100 VI being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick overview of how the E-600 matches up vs the RX100 VI with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-600 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-600 Gallery and Sony RX100 VI Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera often, you should factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-600 features outer measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") having a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VI has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-600 vs Sony RX100 VI in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the E-600 versus the RX100 VI.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the E-600 and RX100 VI is 71 and 88 respectively.

Generally, it is tough to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing merely by checking specifications. The visual below will help give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-600 and RX100 VI.

Plainly, both of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-600 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony RX100 VI will resolve more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots more aggressively. The older E-600 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.