Nikon S6300 vs Olympus E-PL1

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Nikon S6300 and Olympus E-PL1, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Nikon and Olympus. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the S6300 (16MP) and E-PL1 (12MP) and the S6300 (1/2.3") and E-PL1 (Four Thirds) have different sensor measurements.

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The S6300 was brought out 21 months after the E-PL1 which makes them a generation away from one another. Both cameras have different body design with the Nikon S6300 being a Compact camera and the Olympus E-PL1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going right into a in-depth comparison, here is a short highlight of how the S6300 matches up against the E-PL1 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix S6300 & Olympus PEN E-PL1. The entire galleries are provided at Nikon S6300 Gallery & Olympus E-PL1 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and size. The Nikon S6300 offers physical dimensions of 94mm x 58mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-PL1 has specifications of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") with a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the S6300 versus the E-PL1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S6300 and E-PL1 is 94 and 86 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions simply by going over specs. The image underneath may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the S6300 and E-PL1.

All in all, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The S6300 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Nikon S6300 will offer more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The younger S6300 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.