Olympus E-600 vs Sony RX1R

Below is a extended comparison of the Olympus E-600 vs Sony RX1R, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and RX1R (24MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and RX1R (Full frame) provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-600 was announced 4 years prior to the RX1R and that is a fairly big 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 RX1R being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting into a in-depth comparison, here is a simple overview of how the E-600 matches up vs the RX1R in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-600 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-600 Gallery and Sony RX1R Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-600 offers outside 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 RX1R has dimensions of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") along with a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the E-600 vs the RX1R.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-600 and RX1R is 71 and 79 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to envision the difference in sensor measurements just by checking out technical specs. The graphic here might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-600 and RX1R.

As you can tell, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-600 having a smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony RX1R will provide greater detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images more aggressively. The older E-600 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.