Olympus E-600 vs Sony WX50

Below, we are comparing the Olympus E-600 vs Sony WX50, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and WX50 (16MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and WX50 (1/2.3") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The E-600 was brought out 3 years earlier than the WX50 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX50 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the E-600 scores against the WX50 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-600 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Sony WX50 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera often, you need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-600 comes with exterior dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") having a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) whilst the Sony WX50 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the E-600 against the WX50.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-600 and WX50 is 71 and 96 respectively.

Often, it is difficult to picture the difference in sensor sizing simply by viewing specs. The photograph here might give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-600 and WX50.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-600 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony WX50 will render extra detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics much more aggressively. The older E-600 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.