Olympus E-620 vs Sony RX100 VA

Lets look much closer at the Olympus E-620 and Sony RX100 VA, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference between the resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and RX100 VA (20MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and RX100 VA (1") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The E-620 was brought out 10 years prior to the RX100 VA and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving right into a complete comparison, here is a quick summary of how the E-620 matches up versus the RX100 VA in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-620 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A). The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-620 Gallery and Sony RX100 VA Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-620 has got physical dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 VA has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") with a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-620 and Sony RX100 VA in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are using during that time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the E-620 compared to the RX100 VA.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-620 and RX100 VA is 71 and 89 respectively.

Often, it is very difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements just by looking at technical specs. The photograph below may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-620 and RX100 VA.

As you have seen, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-620 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony RX100 VA will give greater detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The older E-620 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.