Olympus E-620 vs Sony WX220

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-620 versus Sony WX220, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and WX220 (18MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and WX220 (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The E-620 was introduced 5 years prior to the WX220 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a complete comparison, here is a simple summation of how the E-620 scores against the WX220 with regard 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-WX220. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-620 Gallery and Sony WX220 Gallery.

If you are looking to carry your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-620 has external dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") and a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) whilst the Sony WX220 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-620 versus Sony WX220 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the E-620 compared to the WX220.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the E-620 and WX220 is 71 and 96 respectively.

Often, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizing purely by viewing technical specs. The visual here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-620 and WX220.

As you have seen, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-620 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh less difficult and the Sony WX220 will provide you with more detail using its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older E-620 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.