Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony HX10V

Lets look closer at the Olympus E-PL1s and Sony HX10V, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and HX10V (18MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and HX10V (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL1s was unveiled 15 months before the HX10V making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX10V being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple view of how the E-PL1s matches up versus the HX10V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PL1s and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery and Sony HX10V Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-PL1s enjoys outer measurements of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") along with a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) whilst the Sony HX10V has specifications of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 234 grams (0.52 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-PL1s and Sony HX10V in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the E-PL1s compared to the HX10V.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL1s and HX10V is 86 and 91 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to see the difference between sensor measurements only by going over specs. The photograph here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL1s and HX10V.

All in all, both cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL1s with its larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony HX10V will offer you more detail having an extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop photos a little more aggressively. The older E-PL1s is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.