Olympus E-PL2 vs Sony QX10

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-PL2 and Sony QX10, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Lens-style by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-PL2 (12MP) and QX10 (18MP) and the E-PL2 (Four Thirds) and QX10 (1/2.3") offer different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL2 was manufactured 3 years before the QX10 which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony QX10 being a Lens-style camera.

Before going straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the E-PL2 grades versus the QX10 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL2 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL2 Gallery and Sony QX10 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL2 has exterior measurements of 114mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") having a weight of 362 grams (0.80 lbs) while the Sony QX10 has proportions of 62mm x 62mm x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-PL2 and Sony QX10 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the E-PL2 vs the QX10.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL2 and QX10 is 85 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions only by reading through technical specs. The picture below might give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL2 and QX10.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL2 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony QX10 will resolve greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-PL2 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.