Olympus E-P1 vs Sony T99

Below, we will be looking at the Olympus E-P1 vs Sony T99, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the E-P1 (12MP) and the T99 (14MP) is pretty well matched but the E-P1 (Four Thirds) and T99 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-P1 was brought out 11 months earlier than the T99 so they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-P1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony T99 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick overview of how the E-P1 scores against the T99 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-P1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-P1 Gallery & Sony T99 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera, you'll need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-P1 has got outside 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 T99 has sizing of 93mm x 56mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at that moment. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-P1 and the T99.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-P1 and T99 is 86 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very tough to visualise the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at specs. The graphic here should give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-P1 and T99.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-P1 due to its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Sony T99 will resolve more detail having its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older E-P1 is going to be behind in sensor technology.