Olympus E-PL1 vs Sony W610

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-PL1 versus Sony W610, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-PL1 (12MP) and the W610 (14MP) is pretty similar but the E-PL1 (Four Thirds) and W610 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL1 was unveiled 20 months prior to the W610 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a brief summation of how the E-PL1 scores vs the W610 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-PL1 Gallery & Sony W610 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL1 features outside dimensions of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") having a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) whilst the Sony W610 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you choose at the time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-PL1 against the W610.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL1 and W610 is 86 and 97 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to visualize the gap between sensor sizing just by reviewing specs. The photograph here will offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL1 and W610.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-PL1 using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony W610 will offer you more detail having an extra 2MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots a little more aggressively. The older E-PL1 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.