Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony WX350

Lets look closer at the Olympus E-PL1s and Sony WX350, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the image resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and WX350 (18MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and WX350 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL1s was introduced 4 years prior to the WX350 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX350 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a full comparison, below is a concise summation of how the E-PL1s matches up vs the WX350 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL1s and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery and Sony WX350 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-PL1s has 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) whilst the Sony WX350 has specifications of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-PL1s and Sony WX350 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Below is the front view scale comparison of the E-PL1s and the WX350.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL1s and WX350 is 86 and 94 respectively.

Often, it's difficult to picture the contrast in sensor sizes only by going through specs. The picture underneath might give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL1s and WX350.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-PL1s with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony WX350 will produce greater detail using its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-PL1s will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.