Olympus E-PL1 vs Sony W570

Following is a comprehensive comparison of the Olympus E-PL1 vs Sony W570, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the E-PL1 (12MP) and W570 (16MP) and the E-PL1 (Four Thirds) and W570 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL1 was announced 7 months prior to the W570 which means that they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W570 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise view of how the E-PL1 scores against the W570 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PL1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-PL1 Gallery & Sony W570 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL1 offers outside dimensions of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") along with a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) whilst the Sony W570 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are working with at that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the E-PL1 and the W570.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL1 and W570 is 86 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it is very difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizes simply by going through specifications. The image here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL1 and W570.

Plainly, the two cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-PL1 having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony W570 will provide extra detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The more aged E-PL1 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.