Olympus E-PL1 vs Sony A6300

Here is a comprehensive overview of the Olympus E-PL1 and Sony A6300, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-PL1 (12MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the E-PL1 (Four Thirds) and A6300 (APS-C) feature different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL1 was announced 6 years prior to the A6300 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a short view of how the E-PL1 grades vs the A6300 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PL1 & Sony Alpha a6300. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL1 Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-PL1 enjoys physical dimensions of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") having a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) and the Sony A6300 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") along with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at that time. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the E-PL1 and the A6300.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL1 and A6300 is 86 and 83 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizing purely by checking out technical specs. The visual here will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL1 and A6300.

As you can tell, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-PL1 having a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Sony A6300 will show more detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop photos much more aggressively. The older E-PL1 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.