Olympus E-600 vs Sony WX70

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-600 versus Sony WX70, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and WX70 (16MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and WX70 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The E-600 was announced 3 years before the WX70 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX70 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short highlight of how the E-600 grades versus the WX70 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-600 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Sony WX70 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera frequently, you have to factor in 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") having a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) and the Sony WX70 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you select at the time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the E-600 and the WX70.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the E-600 and WX70 is 71 and 97 respectively.

Often, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizing merely by seeing specifications. The photograph here might offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-600 and WX70.

Plainly, both cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-600 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony WX70 will produce greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos a little more aggressively. The older E-600 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.