Olympus E-P1 vs Sony QX100
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Olympus E-P1 vs Sony QX100 Key Specs
(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
- Launched July 2009
- Renewed by Olympus E-P2
(Full Review)
- 20MP - 1" Sensor
- " Fixed Screen
- ISO 160 - 6400
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 28-100mm (F1.8-4.9) lens
- 179g - 63 x 63 x 56mm
- Launched September 2013

Olympus E-P1 vs Sony QX100 Overview
Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus E-P1 versus Sony QX100, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Lens-style by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-P1 (12MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the E-P1 (Four Thirds) and QX100 (1") offer totally different sensor measurements.

The E-P1 was unveiled 5 years prior to the QX100 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-P1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.
Before getting into a complete comparison, here is a quick summation of how the E-P1 scores vs the QX100 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Olympus E-P1 vs Sony QX100 Gallery
Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-P1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-P1 Gallery & Sony QX100 Gallery.