Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony A200

On this page, we will be reviewing the Olympus E-PL1s and Sony A200, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the E-PL1s (12MP) and the A200 (10MP) is pretty well matched but the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and A200 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL1s was brought out 2 years after the A200 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a simple summary of how the E-PL1s scores vs the A200 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL1s & Sony Alpha DSLR-A200. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery & Sony A200 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera, you need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL1s comes with external 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 Sony A200 has sizing of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") having a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-PL1s and Sony A200 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the E-PL1s versus the A200.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL1s and A200 is 86 and 66 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to see the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by looking at specs. The image here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL1s and A200.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL1s featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Olympus E-PL1s will give you extra detail having its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The fresher E-PL1s will have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.