Olympus E-620 vs Olympus TG-820 iHS

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus E-620 versus Olympus TG-820 iHS, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Waterproof and both are produced by Olympus. The sensor resolution of the E-620 (12MP) and the TG-820 iHS (12MP) is relatively close but the E-620 (Four Thirds) and TG-820 iHS (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-620 was revealed 3 years prior to the TG-820 iHS and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus TG-820 iHS being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a brief overview of how the E-620 scores vs the TG-820 iHS in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-620 & Olympus TG-820 iHS. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-620 Gallery & Olympus TG-820 iHS Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera, you need to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-620 offers outside measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") along with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) whilst the Olympus TG-820 iHS has specifications of 101mm x 65mm x 26mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.0") with a weight of 206 grams (0.45 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose at the time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the E-620 vs the TG-820 iHS.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-620 and TG-820 iHS is 71 and 92 respectively.

Normally, it is difficult to see the gap in sensor measurements simply by viewing specs. The photograph below might provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the E-620 and TG-820 iHS.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have the same megapixels albeit not the same sensor measurements. The E-620 features the bigger sensor which is going to make obtaining shallow depth of field less difficult. The older E-620 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.