Olympus E-PL2 vs Samsung HZ10W

Following is a complete review of the Olympus E-PL2 and Samsung HZ10W, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Samsung. The sensor resolution of the E-PL2 (12MP) and the HZ10W (10MP) is pretty well matched but the E-PL2 (Four Thirds) and HZ10W (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL2 was revealed 22 months after the HZ10W which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung HZ10W being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a full comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the E-PL2 scores against the HZ10W when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL2 & Samsung HZ10W. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-PL2 Gallery & Samsung HZ10W Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry around your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL2 comes with physical 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) while the Samsung HZ10W has measurements of 105mm x 61mm x 37mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.5") along with a weight of 249 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the E-PL2 versus the HZ10W.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL2 and HZ10W is 85 and 90 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizes only by reading through specs. The image below should give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL2 and HZ10W.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-PL2 with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-PL2 will resolve more detail because of its extra 2MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more recent E-PL2 should have an edge in sensor tech.