Olympus E-620 vs Sony WX350

Its time to look closer at the Olympus E-620 and Sony WX350, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and WX350 (18MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and WX350 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-620 was unveiled 5 years prior to the WX350 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX350 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise overview of how the E-620 scores versus the WX350 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-620 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-620 Gallery & Sony WX350 Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry around your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-620 features physical dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) while the Sony WX350 has sizing of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-620 and Sony WX350 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-620 vs the WX350.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-620 and WX350 is 71 and 94 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very difficult to see the contrast between sensor sizes just by looking at a spec sheet. The pic underneath will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-620 and WX350.

As you can see, each of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-620 using its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony WX350 will give you more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos a little more aggressively. The more aged E-620 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.