Olympus E-620 vs Sony TX200V

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-620 versus Sony TX200V, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and TX200V (18MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and TX200V (1/2.3") offer different sensor size.

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The E-620 was released 3 years before the TX200V and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony TX200V being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting into a complete comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the E-620 grades versus the TX200V with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-620 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-620 Gallery and Sony TX200V Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-620 has got external measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") along with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) and the Sony TX200V has sizing of 96mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") with a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs).

Check the Olympus E-620 versus Sony TX200V in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the E-620 versus the TX200V.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-620 and TX200V is 71 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to picture the contrast in sensor sizing only by viewing specs. The photograph underneath may give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-620 and TX200V.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-620 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony TX200V will render extra detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older E-620 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.