Olympus E-620 vs Sony A6600

Lets look more in depth at the Olympus E-620 and Sony A6600, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and A6600 (APS-C) have different sensor size.

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The E-620 was brought out 11 years before the A6600 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a short highlight of how the E-620 matches up versus the A6600 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-620 and Sony Alpha a6600. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-620 Gallery and Sony A6600 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera regularly, you will need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-620 has got external measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) and the Sony A6600 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the E-620 vs the A6600.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-620 and A6600 is 71 and 77 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizing merely by researching technical specs. The graphic below may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the E-620 and A6600.

As you can tell, both of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-620 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving bokeh tougher and the Sony A6600 will provide you with greater detail having its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs more aggressively. The older E-620 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.