Olympus E-P2 vs Sony A390

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus E-P2 versus Sony A390, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-P2 (12MP) and the A390 (14MP) is fairly well matched but the E-P2 (Four Thirds) and A390 (APS-C) provide different sensor sizes.

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The E-P2 was brought out 3 months earlier than the A390 so they are both of a similar generation. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-P2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A390 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short summary of how the E-P2 scores versus the A390 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-P2 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A390. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-P2 Gallery and Sony A390 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera frequently, you should take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-P2 has got exterior measurements of 121mm x 70mm x 36mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs) whilst the Sony A390 has dimensions of 128mm x 97mm x 86mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 3.4") accompanied by a weight of 549 grams (1.21 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the E-P2 compared to the A390.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-P2 and A390 is 86 and 66 respectively.

Typically, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements simply by looking at specs. The photograph here may give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-P2 and A390.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-P2 due to its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony A390 will resolve more detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively.