Olympus E-620 vs Sony WX500

In this write-up, we are looking at the Olympus E-620 and Sony WX500, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and WX500 (18MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and WX500 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The E-620 was announced 6 years before the WX500 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX500 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the E-620 grades against the WX500 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-620 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-620 Gallery & Sony WX500 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-620 enjoys outer dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") and a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) while the Sony WX500 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") with a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-620 and Sony WX500 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the E-620 versus the WX500.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-620 and WX500 is 71 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it is difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizing only by reviewing specs. The photograph below may give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-620 and WX500.

All in all, both cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-620 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony WX500 will deliver more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images a little more aggressively. The older E-620 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.