Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony WX70

Here, we are comparing the Olympus E-PL1s and Sony WX70, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and WX70 (16MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and WX70 (1/2.3") provide different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL1s was introduced 14 months before the WX70 making them a generation apart from each other. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX70 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the E-PL1s scores versus the WX70 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL1s and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery and Sony WX70 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL1s offers physical dimensions of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") along with a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) whilst the Sony WX70 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is a front view size comparison of the E-PL1s versus the WX70.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL1s and WX70 is 86 and 97 respectively.

Generally, it is hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements purely by looking at a spec sheet. The visual here might give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL1s and WX70.

Clearly, both of those cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL1s with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Sony WX70 will give more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics way more aggressively. The older E-PL1s is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.