Olympus E-PL2 vs Sony H400

Below is a extensive overview of the Olympus E-PL2 versus Sony H400, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the image resolutions of the E-PL2 (12MP) and H400 (20MP) and the E-PL2 (Four Thirds) and H400 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL2 was brought out 4 years earlier than the H400 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H400 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a short summary of how the E-PL2 matches up against the H400 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL2 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL2 Gallery and Sony H400 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL2 features outer measurements of 114mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") with a weight of 362 grams (0.80 lbs) whilst the Sony H400 has sizing of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") accompanied by a weight of 628 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-PL2 compared to the H400.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the E-PL2 and H400 is 85 and 62 respectively.

Generally, it is very hard to visualize the gap in sensor measurements only by looking through specifications. The photograph below might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL2 and H400.

Plainly, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL2 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony H400 will render extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older E-PL2 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.