Olympus E-600 vs Sony TX10

Below is a extended overview of the Olympus E-600 vs Sony TX10, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and TX10 (16MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and TX10 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-600 was brought out 23 months before the TX10 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony TX10 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short view of how the E-600 matches up versus the TX10 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-600 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-600 Gallery and Sony TX10 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-600 has outer dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") having a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) whilst the Sony TX10 has proportions of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-600 vs Sony TX10 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have attached during that time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the E-600 against the TX10.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the E-600 and TX10 is 71 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it can be difficult to visualise the gap between sensor measurements purely by checking technical specs. The photograph underneath might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-600 and TX10.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-600 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony TX10 will give extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older E-600 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.