Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony W810

On this page, we will be evaluating the Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony W810, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and W810 (20MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and W810 (1/2.3") boast different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL1s was introduced 4 years earlier than the W810 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a concise overview of how the E-PL1s scores against the W810 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL1s & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL1s has exterior 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 W810 has measurements of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the E-PL1s versus the W810.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL1s and W810 is 86 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading through specs. The visual here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL1s and W810.

All in all, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL1s using its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony W810 will resolve extra detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The older E-PL1s is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.