Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony QX100

Its time to look more in depth at the Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony QX100, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Lens-style by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and QX100 (1") provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL1s was manufactured 3 years before the QX100 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a concise view of how the E-PL1s grades against the QX100 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL1s and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery and Sony QX100 Gallery.

If you're aiming to travel with your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL1s features outer 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 QX100 has dimensions of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the E-PL1s against the QX100.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL1s and QX100 is 86 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions just by going through a spec sheet. The image here may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL1s and QX100.

Clearly, both cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL1s featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony QX100 will produce greater detail due to its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The more aged E-PL1s will be behind in sensor tech.