Olympus E-P2 vs Sony WX70

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-P2 versus Sony WX70, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-P2 (12MP) and WX70 (16MP) and the E-P2 (Four Thirds) and WX70 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-P2 was brought out 21 months before the WX70 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-P2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX70 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple overview of how the E-P2 scores vs the WX70 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-P2 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-P2 Gallery & Sony WX70 Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry around your camera, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-P2 offers 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 WX70 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-P2 versus Sony WX70 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-P2 vs the WX70.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-P2 and WX70 is 86 and 97 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to see the difference in sensor sizes merely by checking out specs. The pic below might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-P2 and WX70.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-P2 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony WX70 will show extra detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The more aged E-P2 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.