Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony TX100V

Below is a thorough assessment of the Olympus E-PL1s and Sony TX100V, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and TX100V (16MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and TX100V (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor size.

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The E-PL1s was announced within a month of the TX100V so they are both of a similar generation. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX100V being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a thorough comparison, here is a concise view of how the E-PL1s matches up versus the TX100V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL1s and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX100V. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery and Sony TX100V Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL1s has got outer measurements of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") with a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) and the Sony TX100V has measurements of 97mm x 59mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.7") with a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs).

See the Olympus E-PL1s and Sony TX100V in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-PL1s and the TX100V.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL1s and TX100V is 86 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reviewing specifications. The visual here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL1s and TX100V.

To sum up, each of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-PL1s using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony TX100V will deliver greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures a bit more aggressively.