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).

Examine the Olympus FE-25 versus Olympus E-PL1s in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

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.