Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony RX10 III

Its time to look closer at the Olympus E-PL1s and Sony RX10 III, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and RX10 III (1") possess different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL1s was launched 6 years before the RX10 III and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go through a more detailed comparison, below is a quick summary of how the E-PL1s scores against the RX10 III when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL1s and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery and Sony RX10 III Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera, you'll need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL1s comes with 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) and the Sony RX10 III has proportions of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") accompanied by a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-PL1s and Sony RX10 III in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the E-PL1s compared to the RX10 III.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-PL1s and RX10 III is 86 and 53 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements only by researching a spec sheet. The photograph below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL1s and RX10 III.

As you can see, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-PL1s because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony RX10 III will render more detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop images much more aggressively. The older E-PL1s will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.