Olympus E-620 vs Sony HX9V

Below is a thorough assessment of the Olympus E-620 and Sony HX9V, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and HX9V (16MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and HX9V (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor size.

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The E-620 was manufactured 24 months before the HX9V making them a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX9V being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a in depth comparison, here is a short highlight of how the E-620 scores vs the HX9V for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-620 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-620 Gallery & Sony HX9V Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-620 provides physical measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") having a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) and the Sony HX9V has measurements of 105mm x 59mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") and a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-620 and Sony HX9V in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-620 compared to the HX9V.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-620 and HX9V is 71 and 91 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's hard to see the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic underneath may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the E-620 and HX9V.

As you can see, both cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-620 because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony HX9V will resolve greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics more aggressively. The older E-620 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.