Olympus E-P1 vs Sony W800

On this page, we are contrasting the Olympus E-P1 and Sony W800, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the E-P1 (12MP) and W800 (20MP) and the E-P1 (Four Thirds) and W800 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizing.

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The E-P1 was introduced 5 years before the W800 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-P1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W800 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a more detailed comparison, here is a short summary of how the E-P1 scores versus the W800 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-P1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-P1 Gallery & Sony W800 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-P1 has got outer dimensions of 121mm x 70mm x 36mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.4") with a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs) while the Sony W800 has dimensions of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-P1 and Sony W800 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the E-P1 compared to the W800.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-P1 and W800 is 86 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizing merely by going through technical specs. The graphic here might offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-P1 and W800.

As you can tell, each of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-P1 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W800 will provide extra detail using its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos more aggressively. The older E-P1 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.