Olympus E-P2 vs Sony RX100

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus E-P2 vs Sony RX100, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the E-P2 (12MP) and RX100 (20MP) and the E-P2 (Four Thirds) and RX100 (1") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The E-P2 was released 3 years prior to the RX100 which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-P2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the E-P2 grades against the RX100 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-P2 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-P2 Gallery & Sony RX100 Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera, you will want to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-P2 features 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 RX100 has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the E-P2 vs the RX100.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the E-P2 and RX100 is 86 and 91 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions just by checking a spec sheet. The picture underneath will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-P2 and RX100.

As you can see, both cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-P2 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony RX100 will give extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures way more aggressively. The more aged E-P2 is going to be behind in sensor technology.