Olympus E-PL1s vs Pentax VS20

Following is a extensive analysis of the Olympus E-PL1s versus Pentax VS20, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and VS20 (16MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and VS20 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL1s was unveiled 14 months before the VS20 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 Pentax VS20 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the E-PL1s grades vs the VS20 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL1s & Pentax Optio VS20. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery & Pentax VS20 Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL1s features external dimensions of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") and a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) whilst the Pentax VS20 has sizing of 111mm x 61mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 1.5") with a weight of 235 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-PL1s and the VS20.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL1s and VS20 is 86 and 90 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to visualize the gap in sensor sizes just by checking out specifications. The pic here may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL1s and VS20.

Plainly, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-PL1s having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Pentax VS20 will show greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-PL1s will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.