Olympus E-600 vs Sony WX350

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-600 and Sony WX350, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and WX350 (18MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and WX350 (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The E-600 was introduced 5 years before the WX350 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX350 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple summary of how the E-600 matches up against the WX350 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-600 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Sony WX350 Gallery.

When you are aiming to travel with your camera, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-600 has physical measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") and a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) and the Sony WX350 has sizing of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the E-600 against the WX350.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-600 and WX350 is 71 and 94 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very difficult to picture the gap in sensor dimensions just by seeing technical specs. The picture below should give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-600 and WX350.

As you can tell, both of those cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-600 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony WX350 will produce extra detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images a little more aggressively. The more aged E-600 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.