Olympus E-600 vs Sony WX150

The following is a detailed assessment of the Olympus E-600 vs Sony WX150, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and WX150 (18MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and WX150 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor size.

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The E-600 was unveiled 3 years prior to the WX150 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a in-depth comparison, below is a short summation of how the E-600 scores versus the WX150 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-600 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Sony WX150 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-600 has got outer dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) whilst the Sony WX150 has proportions of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the E-600 against the WX150.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-600 and WX150 is 71 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by reviewing specifications. The image below may offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-600 and WX150.

To sum up, both of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-600 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony WX150 will deliver more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos a little more aggressively. The more aged E-600 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.