Olympus E-P1 vs Sony HX90V

Here is a detailed analysis of the Olympus E-P1 vs Sony HX90V, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the E-P1 (12MP) and HX90V (18MP) and the E-P1 (Four Thirds) and HX90V (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The E-P1 was announced 6 years before the HX90V and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-P1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX90V being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a complete comparison, below is a short overview of how the E-P1 scores versus the HX90V for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-P1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-P1 Gallery & Sony HX90V Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-P1 has outer measurements of 121mm x 70mm x 36mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs) whilst the Sony HX90V has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the E-P1 compared to the HX90V.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-P1 and HX90V is 86 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to picture the gap between sensor sizing simply by looking at specs. The graphic below may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the E-P1 and HX90V.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-P1 having a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony HX90V will resolve more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a little more aggressively. The older E-P1 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.