Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony RX1R

Here is a extended overview of the Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony RX1R, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and RX1R (24MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and RX1R (Full frame) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL1s was introduced 3 years before the RX1R and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX1R being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short view of how the E-PL1s matches up against the RX1R in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL1s & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery & Sony RX1R Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL1s provides physical measurements of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) while the Sony RX1R has measurements of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") with a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-PL1s vs the RX1R.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL1s and RX1R is 86 and 79 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to see the contrast between sensor sizing just by reading through specs. The photograph below may give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL1s and RX1R.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-PL1s having a tinier sensor will make shooting bokeh more challenging and the Sony RX1R will give extra detail using its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop pics much more aggressively. The older E-PL1s is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.