Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony A7R IV

Below is a comprehensive review of the Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony A7R IV, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Pro Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and A7R IV (61MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and A7R IV (Full frame) provide different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL1s was launched 9 years earlier than the A7R IV and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A7R IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-PL1s grades against the A7R IV for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL1s and Sony Alpha A7R IV. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery and Sony A7R IV Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you'll need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL1s has got exterior dimensions of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") with a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) and the Sony A7R IV has sizing of 129mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.1") having a weight of 665 grams (1.47 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-PL1s versus the A7R IV.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL1s and A7R IV is 86 and 62 respectively.

Generally, it is very hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements only by reviewing technical specs. The photograph underneath will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL1s and A7R IV.

As you have seen, both of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-PL1s featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A7R IV will deliver more detail utilizing its extra 49 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images way more aggressively. The older E-PL1s is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.