Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony W650

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus E-PL1s versus Sony W650, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and W650 (16MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and W650 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL1s was brought out 14 months earlier than the W650 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W650 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a brief view of how the E-PL1s scores against the W650 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL1s and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery and Sony W650 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL1s comes with outer dimensions 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 W650 has sizing of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the E-PL1s compared to the W650.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL1s and W650 is 86 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements only by seeing technical specs. The visual here should offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL1s and W650.

As you can tell, each of these cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL1s due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W650 will provide more detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop shots far more aggressively. The older E-PL1s will be behind with regard to sensor tech.