Olympus E-P2 vs Sony W690

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus E-P2 vs Sony W690, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-P2 (12MP) and W690 (16MP) and the E-P2 (Four Thirds) and W690 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-P2 was unveiled 22 months before the W690 which makes them a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-P2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W690 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise summation of how the E-P2 scores against the W690 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-P2 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-P2 Gallery and Sony W690 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-P2 enjoys outside measurements of 121mm x 70mm x 36mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.4") and a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs) and the Sony W690 has dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-P2 vs Sony W690 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-P2 against the W690.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-P2 and W690 is 86 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it can be tough to see the difference between sensor measurements simply by checking specs. The visual underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-P2 and W690.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-P2 having a bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony W690 will give you more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older E-P2 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.