Olympus E-620 vs Sony NEX-C3

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-620 and Sony NEX-C3, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and NEX-C3 (16MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and NEX-C3 (APS-C) posses different sensor dimensions.

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The E-620 was released 3 years before the NEX-C3 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony NEX-C3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go right into a full comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the E-620 scores versus the NEX-C3 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-620 and Sony Alpha NEX-C3. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-620 Gallery and Sony NEX-C3 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-620 provides exterior measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") and a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) while the Sony NEX-C3 has dimensions of 110mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-620 and Sony NEX-C3 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you select at that time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the E-620 versus the NEX-C3.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-620 and NEX-C3 is 71 and 91 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizing just by checking out technical specs. The photograph here may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-620 and NEX-C3.

As you have seen, each of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-620 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony NEX-C3 will produce more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics way more aggressively. The older E-620 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.