Olympus E-620 vs Sony W800

Here is a in-depth assessment of the Olympus E-620 and Sony W800, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and W800 (20MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and W800 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-620 was brought out 5 years before the W800 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W800 being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a complete comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the E-620 scores against the W800 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-620 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-620 Gallery & Sony W800 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-620 has physical dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") along with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) whilst the Sony W800 has specifications of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

Check the Olympus E-620 and Sony W800 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at the time. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the E-620 compared to the W800.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-620 and W800 is 71 and 96 respectively.

Often, it is very difficult to see the difference between sensor sizing simply by reading through technical specs. The photograph here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-620 and W800.

As you can tell, the two cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-620 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony W800 will give you more detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots way more aggressively. The older E-620 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.