Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony W620

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus XZ-1 and Sony W620, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the XZ-1 (10MP) and W620 (14MP) and the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and W620 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The XZ-1 was introduced 11 months earlier than the W620 and they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before diving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the XZ-1 matches up versus the W620 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus XZ-1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W620. The whole galleries are available at Olympus XZ-1 Gallery & Sony W620 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus XZ-1 has outer dimensions of 111mm x 65mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") with a weight of 275 grams (0.61 lbs) while the Sony W620 has sizing of 98mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the XZ-1 and the W620.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the XZ-1 and W620 is 88 and 96 respectively.

Often, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading specifications. The photograph below might provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the XZ-1 and W620.

Plainly, both cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The XZ-1 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony W620 will deliver greater detail using its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older XZ-1 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.