Olympus E-620 vs Pentax W60

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus E-620 vs Pentax W60, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. The sensor resolution of the E-620 (12MP) and the W60 (10MP) is fairly close but the E-620 (Four Thirds) and W60 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-620 was revealed at a similar time to the W60 which means that they are of a similar generation. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax W60 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a brief view of how the E-620 matches up versus the W60 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-620 and Pentax Optio W60. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-620 Gallery and Pentax W60 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-620 provides outside dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) and the Pentax W60 has sizing of 98mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you choose at the time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-620 vs the W60.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-620 and W60 is 71 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualise the difference in sensor sizes just by viewing specifications. The image below should provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-620 and W60.

Plainly, both of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-620 using its larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Olympus E-620 will provide you with more detail because of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos much more aggressively.