Olympus E-620 vs Sony W810

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-620 vs Sony W810, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the image resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and W810 (20MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and W810 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The E-620 was launched 5 years prior to the W810 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the E-620 scores vs the W810 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-620 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-620 Gallery and Sony W810 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-620 enjoys outside measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") and a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) and the Sony W810 has proportions of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

See the Olympus E-620 vs Sony W810 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-620 and the W810.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E-620 and W810 is 71 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it is very difficult to imagine the difference in sensor sizing just by viewing specifications. The photograph here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-620 and W810.

To sum up, the two cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-620 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony W810 will provide you with greater detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older E-620 will be behind in sensor innovation.