Olympus E-620 vs Olympus TG-630 iHS

Let's take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-620 vs Olympus TG-630 iHS, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Waterproof and both of them are manufactured by Olympus. The image resolution of the E-620 (12MP) and the TG-630 iHS (12MP) is relatively comparable but the E-620 (Four Thirds) and TG-630 iHS (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizing.

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The E-620 was brought out 4 years before the TG-630 iHS and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus TG-630 iHS being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the E-620 grades versus the TG-630 iHS with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-620 & Olympus TG-630 iHS. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-620 Gallery & Olympus TG-630 iHS Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-620 comes with outer measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) whilst the Olympus TG-630 iHS has dimensions of 98mm x 66mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.6" x 0.9") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at that moment. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-620 vs the TG-630 iHS.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-620 and TG-630 iHS is 71 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizing merely by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-620 and TG-630 iHS.

Clearly, both the cameras posses the exact same megapixel count albeit different sensor sizing. The E-620 has the bigger sensor which is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler. The older E-620 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.