Olympus E-P2 vs Sony W800

Following is a comprehensive analysis of the Olympus E-P2 versus Sony W800, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the E-P2 (12MP) and W800 (20MP) and the E-P2 (Four Thirds) and W800 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizing.

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The E-P2 was launched 4 years prior to the W800 which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-P2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W800 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a in-depth comparison, here is a short highlight of how the E-P2 scores vs the W800 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-P2 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-P2 Gallery & Sony W800 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry around your camera often, you should factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-P2 comes with physical dimensions of 121mm x 70mm x 36mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.4") having a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs) and the Sony W800 has measurements of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

Check the Olympus E-P2 versus Sony W800 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the E-P2 against the W800.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-P2 and W800 is 86 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to picture the contrast between sensor sizes simply by reviewing specs. The picture here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-P2 and W800.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-P2 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony W800 will offer more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics more aggressively. The more aged E-P2 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.