Olympus E-600 vs Sony TX55

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus E-600 versus Sony TX55, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and TX55 (16MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and TX55 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-600 was unveiled 23 months before the TX55 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony TX55 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight into a in depth comparison, below is a concise summation of how the E-600 grades vs the TX55 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-600 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-600 Gallery and Sony TX55 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-600 has physical 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 TX55 has dimensions of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") accompanied by a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have attached during that time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-600 versus the TX55.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-600 and TX55 is 71 and 97 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to envision the difference between sensor measurements only by checking specs. The photograph underneath will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the E-600 and TX55.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-600 using its larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Sony TX55 will resolve greater detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older E-600 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.