Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony WX150

Below, we will be looking at the Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony WX150, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and WX150 (18MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and WX150 (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL1s was unveiled 15 months before the WX150 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the E-PL1s matches up versus the WX150 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL1s and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery and Sony WX150 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry around your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL1s has 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 WX150 has proportions of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony WX150 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are using at that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the E-PL1s compared to the WX150.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL1s and WX150 is 86 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to picture the contrast between sensor sizes purely by going over a spec sheet. The pic below should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL1s and WX150.

As you can see, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-PL1s using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony WX150 will offer extra detail having an extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-PL1s is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.