Olympus E-620 vs Sony QX30

The following is a thorough assessment of the Olympus E-620 and Sony QX30, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Lens-style by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and QX30 (20MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and QX30 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-620 was manufactured 6 years prior to the QX30 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before getting through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short summation of how the E-620 scores vs the QX30 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-620 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-620 Gallery & Sony QX30 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-620 offers external measurements 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 Sony QX30 has sizing of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-620 versus the QX30.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-620 and QX30 is 71 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it can be tough to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions simply by seeing specs. The pic here will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-620 and QX30.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-620 featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony QX30 will produce extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged E-620 will be behind in sensor technology.