Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony A6600

Here is a detailed analysis of the Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony A6600, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and A6600 (APS-C) use different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL1s was launched 9 years earlier than the A6600 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a concise summation of how the E-PL1s grades against the A6600 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL1s and Sony Alpha a6600. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery and Sony A6600 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL1s comes with 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 A6600 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-PL1s against the A6600.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL1s and A6600 is 86 and 77 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to imagine the gap between sensor sizing merely by checking technical specs. The graphic underneath will give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL1s and A6600.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-PL1s due to its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A6600 will give you greater detail utilizing its extra 12MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The older E-PL1s is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.