Olympus E-620 vs Sony HX5

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-620 vs Sony HX5, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-620 (12MP) and the HX5 (10MP) is relatively comparable but the E-620 (Four Thirds) and HX5 (1/2.4") possess different sensor size.

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The E-620 was manufactured 11 months before the HX5 which means that they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX5 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a thorough comparison, below is a short introduction of how the E-620 grades vs the HX5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-620 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-620 Gallery & Sony HX5 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-620 has outer dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) while the Sony HX5 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select at the time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-620 versus the HX5.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the E-620 and HX5 is 71 and 92 respectively.

Generally, it can be tough to picture the gap in sensor dimensions merely by seeing specs. The image underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-620 and HX5.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-620 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Olympus E-620 will show more detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-620 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.