Olympus E-620 vs Sony TX100V

The following is a in depth overview of the Olympus E-620 vs Sony TX100V, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and TX100V (16MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and TX100V (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-620 was manufactured 18 months before the TX100V making them a generation away from one another. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony TX100V being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight to a detailed comparison, here is a simple view of how the E-620 matches up against the TX100V with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-620 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX100V. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-620 Gallery and Sony TX100V Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-620 provides physical dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") and a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) while the Sony TX100V has specifications of 97mm x 59mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.7") having a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-620 vs Sony TX100V in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-620 vs the TX100V.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-620 and TX100V is 71 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions just by reading through specs. The pic underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-620 and TX100V.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-620 featuring a larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony TX100V will resolve more detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-620 is going to be behind in sensor tech.