Olympus E-PL2 vs Sony HX300

Below, we will be contrasting the Olympus E-PL2 vs Sony HX300, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the E-PL2 (12MP) and HX300 (20MP) and the E-PL2 (Four Thirds) and HX300 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL2 was introduced 24 months before the HX300 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a brief overview of how the E-PL2 grades versus the HX300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL2 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-PL2 Gallery & Sony HX300 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL2 provides exterior dimensions of 114mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") with a weight of 362 grams (0.80 lbs) and the Sony HX300 has dimensions of 130mm x 103mm x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") and a weight of 623 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the E-PL2 vs the HX300.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL2 and HX300 is 85 and 63 respectively.

Typically, its hard to envision the contrast between sensor sizing merely by checking specifications. The graphic underneath will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL2 and HX300.

Plainly, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-PL2 with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony HX300 will give you extra detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older E-PL2 is going to be behind in sensor technology.