Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony A900

Below is a detailed analysis of the Olympus E-PL1s versus Sony A900, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and A900 (25MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and A900 (Full frame) posses different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL1s was manufactured 2 years later than the A900 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a short introduction of how the E-PL1s grades versus the A900 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PL1s and Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery and Sony A900 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL1s has got outer 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 A900 has dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") and a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you use at that time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-PL1s against the A900.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL1s and A900 is 86 and 54 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements simply by checking out specs. The photograph underneath might give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL1s and A900.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-PL1s due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving bokeh tougher and the Sony A900 will show more detail due to its extra 13 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The younger E-PL1s provides an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.