Olympus E-620 vs Samsung HZ25W

Below is a thorough overview of the Olympus E-620 versus Samsung HZ25W, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Samsung. The image resolution of the E-620 (12MP) and the HZ25W (12MP) is pretty close but the E-620 (Four Thirds) and HZ25W (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-620 was released 12 months before the HZ25W which means that they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Samsung HZ25W being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the E-620 scores vs the HZ25W in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-620 & Samsung HZ25W. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-620 Gallery & Samsung HZ25W Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-620 has physical dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") and a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) whilst the Samsung HZ25W has dimensions of 116mm x 83mm x 92mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.6") along with a weight of 428 grams (0.94 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-620 versus the HZ25W.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-620 and HZ25W is 71 and 70 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements purely by viewing specifications. The photograph underneath will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-620 and HZ25W.

To sum up, the 2 cameras come with the identical megapixels albeit not the same sensor measurements. The E-620 comes with the bigger sensor which will make getting shallow DOF simpler. The older E-620 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.