Olympus E-600 vs Sony TX200V

Lets look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-600 and Sony TX200V, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference among the image resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and TX200V (18MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and TX200V (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The E-600 was unveiled 3 years prior to the TX200V and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony TX200V being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short introduction of how the E-600 matches up vs the TX200V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-600 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-600 Gallery and Sony TX200V Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-600 enjoys outer 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) while the Sony TX200V has sizing of 96mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") and a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-600 and Sony TX200V in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are using at the time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the E-600 vs the TX200V.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the E-600 and TX200V is 71 and 96 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to visualize the difference in sensor measurements merely by seeing specs. The visual underneath should give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-600 and TX200V.

All in all, the two cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-600 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony TX200V will produce more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics way more aggressively. The older E-600 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.