Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony HX300

Here is a detailed analysis of the Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony HX300, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and HX300 (20MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and HX300 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL1s was manufactured 3 years before the HX300 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the E-PL1s grades vs the HX300 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL1s & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery & Sony HX300 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL1s comes with physical dimensions of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") along with a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) while the Sony HX300 has measurements of 130mm x 103mm x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") having a weight of 623 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the E-PL1s compared to the HX300.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL1s and HX300 is 86 and 63 respectively.

Generally, it is difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizing only by going over specifications. The graphic here may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL1s and HX300.

To sum up, both cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-PL1s because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Sony HX300 will deliver extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older E-PL1s is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.