Olympus E-PL2 vs Sony RX10 III

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-PL2 versus Sony RX10 III, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the E-PL2 (12MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the E-PL2 (Four Thirds) and RX10 III (1") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL2 was revealed 6 years before the RX10 III which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise overview of how the E-PL2 scores vs the RX10 III with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL2 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-PL2 Gallery and Sony RX10 III Gallery.

In case you're planning to travel with your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL2 features external 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 RX10 III has sizing of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") with a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-PL2 versus Sony RX10 III in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you use at the time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the E-PL2 compared to the RX10 III.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL2 and RX10 III is 85 and 53 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions just by reading through technical specs. The picture here will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL2 and RX10 III.

As you can tell, both cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL2 using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony RX10 III will resolve greater detail because of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs far more aggressively. The more aged E-PL2 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.