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Olympus E-620 vs Sony TX10

Portability
71
Imaging
47
Features
50
Overall
48
Olympus E-620 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10 front
Portability
96
Imaging
39
Features
41
Overall
39

Olympus E-620 vs Sony TX10 Key Specs

Olympus E-620
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.7" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 500g - 130 x 94 x 60mm
  • Announced July 2009
Sony TX10
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-100mm (F3.5-4.6) lens
  • 133g - 96 x 56 x 18mm
  • Announced August 2011
Photography Glossary

Olympus E-620 vs Sony TX10 Overview

In this write-up, we will be reviewing the Olympus E-620 vs Sony TX10, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and TX10 (16MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and TX10 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-620 was unveiled 3 years before the TX10 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony TX10 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the E-620 matches up against the TX10 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-620 over the Sony TX10

 E-620 TX10 
Manually focus More exact focus
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating screen
Selfie screen Easy selfies

Reasons to pick Sony TX10 over the Olympus E-620

 TX10 E-620 
AnnouncedAugust 2011July 2009More recent by 25 months
Screen sizing3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution921k230kSharper screen (+691k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Olympus E-620 and Sony TX10

 E-620 TX10 

Olympus E-620 vs Sony TX10 Physical Comparison

If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-620 offers external measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) while the Sony TX10 has proportions of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the E-620 versus the TX10.

Olympus E-620 vs Sony TX10 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-620 and TX10 is 71 and 96 respectively.

Olympus E-620 vs Sony TX10 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-620 vs Sony TX10 Sensor Comparison

Normally, it's difficult to see the difference between sensor measurements simply by reading specifications. The photograph here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-620 and TX10.

Plainly, the two cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-620 using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony TX10 will deliver more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older E-620 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.

Olympus E-620 vs Sony TX10 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-620 vs Sony TX10 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-620 vs Sony TX10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-620 Portrait photography features
Sony TX10 Portrait photography features
60
focusing manually
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
includes face detect autofocus
exports RAW files
resolution not great (12MP)
30
good megapixels (16MP)
focusing manually not possible
manual mode not possible
can't use external flash
sensor is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-620 Street photography highlights
Sony TX10 Street photography highlights
76
screen can move to multiple angles
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
67
built in image stabilization (Optical)
features focus by touch
weather proofing
no moving screen
sensor is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-620 Sports photography factors
Sony TX10 Sports photography factors
48
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports phase detect autofocus
low frames per second (4.0 frames per second)
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
terrible battery power (500 shots)
44
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
weather proofing
no shutter priority
sensor is small (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-620 Travel photography features
Sony TX10 Travel photography features
53
flash built-in
display is selfie friendly
no Timelapse function
terrible battery power (500 shots)
resolution not great (12MP)
71
weather proofing
features focus by touch
good megapixels (16MP)
has built in flash
quite wide (25mm)
doesn't have Timelapse function
display is not selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus E-620
Landscape photography with Sony TX10
53
focusing manually
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
tiny screen (2.7 inch)
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
terrible battery power (500 shots)
no Timelapse function
46
quite wide (25mm)
nice screen size (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
weather proofing
focusing manually not possible
can't change lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
manual mode not possible
sensor is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
doesn't have Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus E-620
Vlogging with Sony TX10
18
no video recording
34
quite wide (25mm)
has touchscreen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
display is not selfie friendly
doesn't have external microphone socket
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Olympus E-620 vs Sony TX10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-620 and Sony TX10
 Olympus E-620Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus E-620 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10
Category Entry-Level DSLR Ultracompact
Announced 2009-07-06 2011-08-16
Physical type Compact SLR Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic III+ BIONZ
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4032 x 3024 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 3200 3200
Min native ISO 100 125
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Total focus points 7 9
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 25-100mm (4.0x)
Max aperture - f/3.5-4.6
Macro focusing range - 1cm
Amount of lenses 45 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Display type Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Display sizing 2.7 inch 3 inch
Display resolution 230 thousand dots 921 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Display tech HyperCrystal LCD XtraFine LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.48x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 secs 2 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shooting rate 4.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 12.00 m 3.70 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Front curtain, Rear curtain, Fill-in, Manual Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Highest flash synchronize 1/180 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution None 1920x1080
Video file format - MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 500g (1.10 lbs) 133g (0.29 lbs)
Dimensions 130 x 94 x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") 96 x 56 x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 55 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 21.3 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 10.3 not tested
DXO Low light rating 536 not tested
Other
Battery life 500 images -
Battery type Battery Pack -
Battery ID BLS-1 NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Card slots 1 1
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