Olympus E-PL2 vs Olympus 8000

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus E-PL2 vs Olympus 8000, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are produced by Olympus. The resolution of the E-PL2 (12MP) and the 8000 (12MP) is very well matched but the E-PL2 (Four Thirds) and 8000 (1/2.3") offer different sensor size.

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The E-PL2 was released 20 months after the 8000 making them a generation away from one another. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus 8000 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the E-PL2 grades versus the 8000 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PL2 & Olympus Stylus Tough 8000. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-PL2 Gallery & Olympus 8000 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL2 features outside measurements of 114mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 362 grams (0.80 lbs) and the Olympus 8000 has sizing of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the E-PL2 versus the 8000.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL2 and 8000 is 85 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading through specifications. The image below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL2 and 8000.

To sum up, both of those cameras have the same megapixels but different sensor dimensions. The E-PL2 has the larger sensor which should make getting shallow DOF less difficult. The younger E-PL2 provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.