Olympus E-620 vs Olympus SZ-12

Following is a detailed overview of the Olympus E-620 and Olympus SZ-12, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both built by Olympus. The image resolution of the E-620 (12MP) and the SZ-12 (14MP) is relatively comparable but the E-620 (Four Thirds) and SZ-12 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The E-620 was brought out 3 years prior to the SZ-12 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus SZ-12 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a complete comparison, below is a brief summary of how the E-620 grades versus the SZ-12 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-620 and Olympus SZ-12. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-620 Gallery and Olympus SZ-12 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-620 offers physical measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) while the Olympus SZ-12 has proportions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

See the Olympus E-620 and Olympus SZ-12 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-620 and the SZ-12.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-620 and SZ-12 is 71 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizes simply by checking out specs. The picture here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-620 and SZ-12.

All in all, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-620 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Olympus SZ-12 will provide more detail having its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs far more aggressively. The more aged E-620 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.