Olympus E-PL1 vs Sony TX55

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-PL1 vs Sony TX55, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-PL1 (12MP) and TX55 (16MP) and the E-PL1 (Four Thirds) and TX55 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL1 was released 14 months prior to the TX55 making them a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX55 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the E-PL1 scores versus the TX55 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PL1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-PL1 Gallery & Sony TX55 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL1 enjoys physical measurements of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) whilst the Sony TX55 has dimensions of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") along with a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you choose at that time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the E-PL1 vs the TX55.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL1 and TX55 is 86 and 97 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reading technical specs. The image underneath will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL1 and TX55.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL1 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Sony TX55 will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-PL1 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.