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Olympus E-P1 vs Sony A6300

Portability
86
Imaging
47
Features
42
Overall
45
Olympus PEN E-P1 front
 
Sony Alpha a6300 front
Portability
83
Imaging
67
Features
82
Overall
73

Olympus E-P1 vs Sony A6300 Key Specs

Olympus E-P1
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 355g - 121 x 70 x 36mm
  • Announced July 2009
  • Replacement is Olympus E-P2
Sony A6300
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 25600 (Bump to 51200)
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 404g - 120 x 67 x 49mm
  • Revealed February 2016
  • Superseded the Sony A6000
  • Newer Model is Sony A6500
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Olympus E-P1 vs Sony A6300 Overview

Below, we are reviewing the Olympus E-P1 versus Sony A6300, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-P1 (12MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the E-P1 (Four Thirds) and A6300 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The E-P1 was manufactured 7 years before the A6300 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick summation of how the E-P1 scores against the A6300 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-P1 over the Sony A6300

 E-P1 A6300 

Reasons to pick Sony A6300 over the Olympus E-P1

 A6300 E-P1 
RevealedFebruary 2016July 2009More modern by 79 months
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution922k230kSharper display (+692k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-P1 and Sony A6300

 E-P1 A6300 
Manually focus More precise focusing
Display dimension3"3"Identical display measurements
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen
Touch friendly display Neither has Touch friendly display

Olympus E-P1 vs Sony A6300 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-P1 has external measurements of 121mm x 70mm x 36mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.4") along with a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs) whilst the Sony A6300 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-P1 versus Sony A6300 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-P1 versus the A6300.

Olympus E-P1 vs Sony A6300 size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-P1 and A6300 is 86 and 83 respectively.

Olympus E-P1 vs Sony A6300 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-P1 vs Sony A6300 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, its difficult to picture the contrast in sensor sizes just by checking out specs. The picture here may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-P1 and A6300.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-P1 due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A6300 will show extra detail due to its extra 12MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics much more aggressively. The more aged E-P1 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.

Olympus E-P1 vs Sony A6300 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-P1 vs Sony A6300 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-P1 vs Sony A6300 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-P1 Portrait photography details
Sony A6300 Portrait photography details
60
focusing manually
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
comes with face detection focusing
supports RAW formats
low megapixels (12MP)
80
focusing manually
decent sensor resolution (24MP)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
supports face detection autofocus
exports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-P1 Street photography highlights
Sony A6300 Street photography highlights
74
image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
screen does not articulate
79
screen tilts up and down
nice sensor size (APS-C)
exports RAW files
environment proofing
above average high ISO (25,600)
does not have image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-P1 Sports photography details
Sony A6300 Sports photography details
40
image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
very slow continuous shooting (3.0 frames/s)
low megapixels (12MP)
low battery pack (300 shots)
no phase detect AF
75
decent sensor resolution (24 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
supports tracking autofocus
environment proofing
comes with phase detect autofocus
does not have image stabilization
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Olympus E-P1
Travel photography with Sony A6300
43
does not have Time Lapse mode
low battery pack (300 CIPA)
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
does not contain selfie friendly display
76
environment proofing
decent sensor resolution (24MP)
flash built-in
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-P1 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony A6300 as a Landscape photography camera
60
focusing manually
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen is a good size (3")
image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
low battery pack (300 CIPA)
does not have Time Lapse mode
79
focusing manually
change lenses (Sony E mount)
decent sized screen (3")
decent sensor resolution (24MP)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
above average high ISO (25,600)
exports RAW files
environment proofing
does not have image stabilization
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-P1 Vlogging information
Sony A6300 Vlogging information
29
image stabilization (Sensor based)
comes with face detection focusing
does not contain selfie friendly display
low video resolution (1280 x 720 resolution)
does not have external mic jack
35
supports face detection autofocus
high quality video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
does have external microphone socket
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
does not have image stabilization
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Olympus E-P1 vs Sony A6300 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-P1 and Sony A6300
 Olympus PEN E-P1Sony Alpha a6300
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Sony
Model Olympus PEN E-P1 Sony Alpha a6300
Type Entry-Level Mirrorless Advanced Mirrorless
Announced 2009-07-29 2016-02-03
Physical type Rangefinder-style mirrorless Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic V BIONZ X
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds APS-C
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 24MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4032 x 3024 6000 x 4000
Highest native ISO 6400 25600
Highest boosted ISO - 51200
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points 11 425
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds Sony E
Amount of lenses 107 121
Focal length multiplier 2.1 1.5
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen sizing 3" 3"
Screen resolution 230 thousand dots 922 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Screen tech HyperCrystal LCD with AR(Anti-Reflective) coating -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60s 30s
Highest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/4000s
Continuous shooting rate 3.0 frames per second 11.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range no built-in flash 6.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync, Manual (3 levels) Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync., Slow Sync., Red-eye reduction, Hi-speed sync, Wireless
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Highest flash synchronize 1/180s -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 4K (3840 x 2160 @ 30p/24p), 1920 x 1080 (120p, 60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (24p)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S, H.264
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 355 gr (0.78 lb) 404 gr (0.89 lb)
Dimensions 121 x 70 x 36mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.4") 120 x 67 x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 55 85
DXO Color Depth score 21.4 24.4
DXO Dynamic range score 10.4 13.7
DXO Low light score 536 1437
Other
Battery life 300 images 400 images
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model BLS-1 NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes
Time lapse shooting With downloadable app
Type of storage SD/SDHC card SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots One One
Pricing at launch $182 $889