Olympus E-600 vs Sony S950

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-600 vs Sony S950, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-600 (12MP) and the S950 (10MP) is very close but the E-600 (Four Thirds) and S950 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The E-600 was manufactured 7 months after the S950 so they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony S950 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief summation of how the E-600 grades versus the S950 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-600 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Sony S950 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-600 has got outside measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) and the Sony S950 has measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at the time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the E-600 versus the S950.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the E-600 and S950 is 71 and 94 respectively.

Usually, its tough to imagine the gap in sensor sizes merely by viewing a spec sheet. The pic here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-600 and S950.

As you can see, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-600 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus E-600 will render extra detail due to its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The newer E-600 provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.