Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony a3500

Following is a detailed overview of the Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony a3500, both Entry-Level Mirrorless digital cameras by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and a3500 (20MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and a3500 (APS-C) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL1s was introduced 4 years before the a3500 which is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony a3500 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the E-PL1s scores vs the a3500 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL1s and Sony Alpha a3500. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery and Sony a3500 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry around your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL1s enjoys external measurements of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") having a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) whilst the Sony a3500 has dimensions of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") along with a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-PL1s compared to the a3500.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL1s and a3500 is 86 and 69 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is tough to picture the gap between sensor sizes merely by reading through specs. The image below might offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL1s and a3500.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-PL1s with its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony a3500 will resolve more detail using its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-PL1s is going to be behind in sensor technology.