Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony W610

The following is a in-depth comparison of the Olympus E-PL1s versus Sony W610, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-PL1s (12MP) and the W610 (14MP) is pretty comparable but the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and W610 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL1s was launched 14 months before the W610 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a thorough comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the E-PL1s scores against the W610 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL1s & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery & Sony W610 Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera frequently, you need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL1s offers physical 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 W610 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-PL1s vs the W610.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL1s and W610 is 86 and 97 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions purely by checking out specs. The pic here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL1s and W610.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL1s because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony W610 will show greater detail utilizing its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more aged E-PL1s will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.