Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony A350

Below is a complete overview of the Olympus E-PL1s and Sony A350, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-PL1s (12MP) and the A350 (14MP) is fairly comparable but the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and A350 (APS-C) feature different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL1s was revealed 2 years later than the A350 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A350 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the E-PL1s matches up vs the A350 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL1s and Sony Alpha DSLR-A350. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery and Sony A350 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you have to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-PL1s offers physical measurements of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) and the Sony A350 has specifications of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") with a weight of 674 grams (1.49 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-PL1s and Sony A350 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the E-PL1s vs the A350.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL1s and A350 is 86 and 62 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements just by seeing specs. The visual underneath should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL1s and A350.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-PL1s using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A350 will produce more detail because of its extra 2MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The younger E-PL1s should have an edge in sensor technology.