Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony A77 II

Lets look much closer at the Olympus E-PL1s and Sony A77 II, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and A77 II (APS-C) boast different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL1s was released 4 years earlier than the A77 II and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going straight to a in depth comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the E-PL1s scores versus the A77 II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL1s and Sony SLT-A77 II. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery and Sony A77 II Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL1s comes with outside measurements of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") along with a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) while the Sony A77 II has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") with a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-PL1s and Sony A77 II in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you select during that time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the E-PL1s compared to the A77 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL1s and A77 II is 86 and 62 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements merely by checking out specs. The graphic underneath will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL1s and A77 II.

All in all, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL1s due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony A77 II will show extra detail as a result of its extra 12MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The older E-PL1s will be behind in sensor tech.