Olympus E-P1 vs Sony WX70

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus E-P1 vs Sony WX70, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-P1 (12MP) and WX70 (16MP) and the E-P1 (Four Thirds) and WX70 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-P1 was revealed 3 years earlier than the WX70 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-P1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX70 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a complete comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the E-P1 scores versus the WX70 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-P1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-P1 Gallery & Sony WX70 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-P1 provides outside dimensions of 121mm x 70mm x 36mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.4") having a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs) whilst the Sony WX70 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you select at the time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-P1 versus the WX70.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the E-P1 and WX70 is 86 and 97 respectively.

Usually, it can be difficult to see the contrast between sensor sizing simply by reviewing technical specs. The graphic below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-P1 and WX70.

As you can tell, the two cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-P1 using its bigger sensor will make shooting bokeh easier and the Sony WX70 will offer more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older E-P1 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.