Olympus E-PL1s vs Olympus SP-620 UZ

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-PL1s vs Olympus SP-620 UZ, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are created by Olympus. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and SP-620 UZ (16MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and SP-620 UZ (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL1s was revealed 14 months before the SP-620 UZ which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SP-620 UZ being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a brief view of how the E-PL1s matches up against the SP-620 UZ with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL1s & Olympus SP-620 UZ. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery & Olympus SP-620 UZ Gallery.

When you are intending to travel with your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL1s provides outer 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) and the Olympus SP-620 UZ has proportions of 110mm x 74mm x 74mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 2.9") having a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you select at that time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the E-PL1s and the SP-620 UZ.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL1s and SP-620 UZ is 86 and 78 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to envision the gap in sensor dimensions simply by viewing a spec sheet. The image here might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL1s and SP-620 UZ.

As you can see, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL1s with its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Olympus SP-620 UZ will result in greater detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-PL1s will be behind in sensor innovation.