Olympus E-620 vs Sony RX10 III

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-620 and Sony RX10 III, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and RX10 III (1") have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-620 was manufactured 7 years earlier than the RX10 III and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting right into a in depth comparison, here is a concise view of how the E-620 grades against the RX10 III when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-620 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-620 Gallery & Sony RX10 III Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-620 features external dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 III has dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") with a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at that moment. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-620 vs the RX10 III.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-620 and RX10 III is 71 and 53 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to envision the difference in sensor sizing simply by checking out specs. The visual here may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-620 and RX10 III.

All in all, each of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-620 featuring a bigger sensor will make getting bokeh simpler and the Sony RX10 III will show greater detail due to its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older E-620 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.