Olympus E-P1 vs Sony QX10

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus E-P1 vs Sony QX10, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Lens-style by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the E-P1 (12MP) and QX10 (18MP) and the E-P1 (Four Thirds) and QX10 (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The E-P1 was brought out 5 years earlier than the QX10 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-P1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony QX10 being a Lens-style camera.

Before diving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the E-P1 grades vs the QX10 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-P1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-P1 Gallery & Sony QX10 Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-P1 offers exterior dimensions of 121mm x 70mm x 36mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs) and the Sony QX10 has dimensions of 62mm x 62mm x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have during that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the E-P1 compared to the QX10.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the E-P1 and QX10 is 86 and 96 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions just by going over specifications. The image here might offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-P1 and QX10.

Plainly, both cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-P1 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony QX10 will deliver more detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The more aged E-P1 is going to be behind in sensor technology.