Olympus E-600 vs Sony TX20

Here, we will be contrasting the Olympus E-600 vs Sony TX20, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and TX20 (16MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and TX20 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The E-600 was unveiled 3 years before the TX20 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony TX20 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting into a complete comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the E-600 scores vs the TX20 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-600 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Sony TX20 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-600 has got outer 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 TX20 has dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the E-600 and the TX20.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-600 and TX20 is 71 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it is difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements just by checking out specs. The photograph below should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-600 and TX20.

All in all, both of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-600 with its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony TX20 will show greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures way more aggressively. The older E-600 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.