Olympus E-600 vs Sony W810

Below, we will be contrasting the Olympus E-600 vs Sony W810, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and W810 (20MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and W810 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The E-600 was announced 5 years prior to the W810 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief summation of how the E-600 scores versus the W810 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-600 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-600 Gallery and Sony W810 Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry your camera, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-600 enjoys outside dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") with a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) and the Sony W810 has measurements of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-600 vs Sony W810 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is the front view physical size comparison of the E-600 against the W810.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-600 and W810 is 71 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to visualize the gap in sensor sizing purely by seeing technical specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-600 and W810.

As you have seen, each of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-600 having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W810 will produce more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older E-600 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.