Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony A68

In this write-up, we will be analyzing the Olympus E-PL1s and Sony A68, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and A68 (24MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and A68 (APS-C) use totally different sensor size.

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The E-PL1s was brought out 6 years prior to the A68 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the E-PL1s scores against the A68 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL1s & Sony SLT-A68. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry your camera, you will need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL1s has got outer measurements of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") with a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) whilst the Sony A68 has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the E-PL1s compared to the A68.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL1s and A68 is 86 and 64 respectively.

Typically, its tough to see the difference between sensor sizing only by reading technical specs. The graphic here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL1s and A68.

As you have seen, both of those cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-PL1s due to its tinier sensor will make achieving bokeh more challenging and the Sony A68 will offer more detail having its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older E-PL1s is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.