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Olympus E-620 vs Sony WX300

Portability
71
Imaging
47
Features
50
Overall
48
Olympus E-620 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300 front
Portability
94
Imaging
42
Features
38
Overall
40

Olympus E-620 vs Sony WX300 Key Specs

Olympus E-620
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.7" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 500g - 130 x 94 x 60mm
  • Introduced July 2009
Sony WX300
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-500mm (F3.5-6.5) lens
  • 166g - 96 x 55 x 25mm
  • Launched February 2013
  • Renewed by Sony WX350
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Olympus E-620 vs Sony WX300 Overview

Let's look more in depth at the Olympus E-620 and Sony WX300, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and WX300 (18MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and WX300 (1/2.3") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The E-620 was unveiled 4 years prior to the WX300 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short summary of how the E-620 matches up vs the WX300 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-620 over the Sony WX300

 E-620 WX300 
Manual focus Dial exact focus
Display typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating display
Selfie screen Take selfies

Reasons to pick Sony WX300 over the Olympus E-620

 WX300 E-620 
LaunchedFebruary 2013July 2009Fresher by 44 months
Display size3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution460k230kCrisper display (+230k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-620 and Sony WX300

 E-620 WX300 
Touch display No Touch display

Olympus E-620 vs Sony WX300 Physical Comparison

When you are aiming to carry your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-620 offers external dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) and the Sony WX300 has specifications of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-620 and Sony WX300 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. The following is a front view size comparison of the E-620 compared to the WX300.

Olympus E-620 vs Sony WX300 size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the E-620 and WX300 is 71 and 94 respectively.

Olympus E-620 vs Sony WX300 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-620 vs Sony WX300 Sensor Comparison

Generally, it's difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizing only by viewing technical specs. The visual below will give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-620 and WX300.

As you can tell, both of those cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-620 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony WX300 will provide you with more detail having an extra 6MP. Greater resolution will help you crop pics way more aggressively. The older E-620 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.

Olympus E-620 vs Sony WX300 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-620 vs Sony WX300 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-620 vs Sony WX300 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-620 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony WX300 as a Portrait photography camera
60
focusing manually
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
provides face detection focusing
supports RAW formats
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
36
megapixel count good (18 megapixels)
has face detection focus
manual focus not available
lack of manual mode
cannot use external flash
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-620 Street photography information
Sony WX300 Street photography information
76
fully articulated screen
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
63
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition (166g)
no articulating screen
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-620 as a Sports photography camera
Sony WX300 as a Sports photography camera
48
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
sensor has phase detect AF
painfully slow continuous shooting (4.0 fps)
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
not so great battery pack (500 shots)
49
great zoom range (25-500mm 20.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (18MP)
has tracking autofocus
no shutter priority mode
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-620 Travel photography advice
Sony WX300 Travel photography advice
53
has built in flash
screen is selfie friendly
does not have Timelapse recording
not so great battery pack (500 per charge)
sensor resolution low (12MP)
71
lighter than competition (166g)
megapixel count good (18 megapixels)
flash built-in
decently wide (25mm)
very long reach (500mm)
doesn't have Timelapse mode
display is not selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-620 Landscape photography advice
Sony WX300 Landscape photography advice
53
focusing manually
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
small screen (2.7 inches)
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
not so great battery pack (500 shots)
does not have Timelapse recording
44
decently wide (25mm)
screen size is good (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (18MP)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
lack of manual mode
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
doesn't have Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-620 Vlogging advice
Sony WX300 Vlogging advice
18
can't record video
35
decently wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
has face detection focus
high res video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than competition (166 grams)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
display is not selfie friendly
doesn't have external microphone jack
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Olympus E-620 vs Sony WX300 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-620 and Sony WX300
 Olympus E-620Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300
General Information
Company Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus E-620 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300
Type Entry-Level DSLR Small Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2009-07-06 2013-02-20
Body design Compact SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic III+ -
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 18 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 4032 x 3024 4896 x 3672
Max native ISO 3200 3200
Lowest native ISO 100 80
RAW images
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Total focus points 7 -
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens support Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 25-500mm (20.0x)
Largest aperture - f/3.5-6.5
Amount of lenses 45 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Display type Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Display sizing 2.7 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 230k dot 460k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Display tech HyperCrystal LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.48x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 seconds 4 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 4.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 12.00 m 4.30 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Front curtain, Rear curtain, Fill-in, Manual -
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/180 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (60, 50 fps)
Max video resolution None 1920x1080
Video format - AVCHD
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 500 gr (1.10 pounds) 166 gr (0.37 pounds)
Physical dimensions 130 x 94 x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") 96 x 55 x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 55 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 21.3 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 10.3 not tested
DXO Low light rating 536 not tested
Other
Battery life 500 images -
Style of battery Battery Pack -
Battery ID BLS-1 NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) -
Time lapse recording
Storage media Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots One One
Pricing at launch $799 $330