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Olympus E-PL1 vs Sony WX70

Portability
86
Imaging
47
Features
43
Overall
45
Olympus PEN E-PL1 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70 front
Portability
97
Imaging
39
Features
46
Overall
41

Olympus E-PL1 vs Sony WX70 Key Specs

Olympus E-PL1
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 334g - 115 x 72 x 42mm
  • Revealed May 2010
  • Updated by Olympus E-PL1s
Sony WX70
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-125mm (F2.6-6.3) lens
  • 114g - 92 x 52 x 19mm
  • Announced January 2012
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Olympus E-PL1 vs Sony WX70 Overview

Lets look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-PL1 versus Sony WX70, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-PL1 (12MP) and WX70 (16MP) and the E-PL1 (Four Thirds) and WX70 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor size.

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The E-PL1 was manufactured 20 months earlier than the WX70 making them a generation away from each other. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX70 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the E-PL1 grades versus the WX70 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-PL1 over the Sony WX70

 E-PL1 WX70 
Manual focus More accurate focusing

Reasons to pick Sony WX70 over the Olympus E-PL1

 WX70 E-PL1 
AnnouncedJanuary 2012May 2010More modern by 20 months
Display size3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution922k230kCrisper display (+692k dot)
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Common features in the Olympus E-PL1 and Sony WX70

 E-PL1 WX70 
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Selfie screen No selfie screen

Olympus E-PL1 vs Sony WX70 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL1 provides external measurements of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") with a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) whilst the Sony WX70 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the E-PL1 versus the WX70.

Olympus E-PL1 vs Sony WX70 size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-PL1 and WX70 is 86 and 97 respectively.

Olympus E-PL1 vs Sony WX70 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-PL1 vs Sony WX70 Sensor Comparison

Generally, its difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor sizes only by viewing a spec sheet. The image underneath may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL1 and WX70.

Clearly, both cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-PL1 because of its larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony WX70 will render more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics way more aggressively. The more aged E-PL1 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.

Olympus E-PL1 vs Sony WX70 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-PL1 vs Sony WX70 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-PL1 vs Sony WX70 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus E-PL1
Portrait photography with Sony WX70
60
focusing manually
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
supports face detection autofocus
supports RAW formats
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
34
megapixel count decent (16MP)
offers face detection focus
lack of manual focus
lack of manual exposure
cannot use external flash
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-PL1 Street photography details
Sony WX70 Street photography details
74
image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
no articulating screen
68
image stabilization (Optical)
provides touch focus
lighter than competition (114g)
no moving screen
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-PL1 Sports photography advice
Sony WX70 Sports photography advice
44
image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
supports tracking autofocus
max frames per second very slow (3.0 fps)
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
terrible battery pack (290 per charge)
lacks phase detect autofocus
44
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (16MP)
offers tracking autofocus
lack of shutter priority mode
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-PL1 Travel photography highlights
Sony WX70 Travel photography highlights
51
flash built-in
lack of Time Lapse recording
terrible battery pack (290 shots)
sensor resolution not great (12 megapixels)
does not feature selfie friendly screen
71
lighter than competition (114 grams)
provides touch focus
megapixel count decent (16 megapixels)
has built in flash
really wide (25mm)
doesn't have Timelapse function
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.6)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-PL1 Landscape photography details
Sony WX70 Landscape photography details
55
focusing manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
tiny screen (2.7")
sensor resolution not great (12 megapixels)
terrible battery pack (290 CIPA)
lack of Time Lapse recording
43
really wide (25mm)
screen size is decent (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (16 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.6)
lack of manual exposure
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
doesn't have Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus E-PL1
Vlogging with Sony WX70
29
image stabilization (Sensor based)
supports face detection autofocus
does not feature selfie friendly screen
video res low (1280 x 720 pxls)
lack of external mic jack
36
really wide (25mm)
touchscreen functionality
image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection focus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
lighter than competition (114 grams)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.6)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
doesn't have external microphone jack
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Olympus E-PL1 vs Sony WX70 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-PL1 and Sony WX70
 Olympus PEN E-PL1Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70
General Information
Make Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus PEN E-PL1 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70
Class Entry-Level Mirrorless Small Sensor Compact
Revealed 2010-05-17 2012-01-30
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Chip Truepic V BIONZ
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4032 x 3024 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 3200 12800
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW files
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
AF tracking
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points 11 -
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 25-125mm (5.0x)
Maximal aperture - f/2.6-6.3
Macro focusing distance - 5cm
Amount of lenses 107 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 2.7" 3"
Resolution of screen 230k dot 922k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Screen tech HyperCrystal LCD AR (Anti-Reflective) coating XtraFine TFT LCD display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic (optional) None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 secs 4 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shooting speed 3.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 10.00 m 5.30 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync, Manual (3 levels) Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/160 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video file format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 334 gr (0.74 pounds) 114 gr (0.25 pounds)
Physical dimensions 115 x 72 x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") 92 x 52 x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 54 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 21.5 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 10.1 not tested
DXO Low light rating 487 not tested
Other
Battery life 290 photos 240 photos
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID BLS-1 NP-BN
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC card SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots 1 1
Launch price $288 $242