Olympus FE-25 vs Olympus E-PL1s

Its time to look closer at the Olympus FE-25 versus Olympus E-PL1s, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both of them are created by Olympus. The sensor resolution of the FE-25 (10MP) and the E-PL1s (12MP) is very close but the FE-25 (1/2.3") and E-PL1s (Four Thirds) posses different sensor measurements.

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The FE-25 was launched 22 months before the E-PL1s making them a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise view of how the FE-25 grades versus the E-PL1s when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-25 & Olympus PEN E-PL1s. The complete galleries are available at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Olympus E-PL1s Gallery.

If you're planning to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-25 comes with outer dimensions of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-PL1s has sizing of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") having a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the FE-25 against the E-PL1s.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the FE-25 and E-PL1s is 98 and 86 respectively.

Often, it is difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizes simply by viewing technical specs. The image here might offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-25 and E-PL1s.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The FE-25 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF tougher and the Olympus E-PL1s will render more detail utilizing its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The more aged FE-25 will be behind in sensor tech.