Olympus E-PL2 vs Sony RX10 IV

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus E-PL2 versus Sony RX10 IV, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference between the image resolutions of the E-PL2 (12MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the E-PL2 (Four Thirds) and RX10 IV (1") have different sensor size.

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The E-PL2 was brought out 7 years prior to the RX10 IV and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go right into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise view of how the E-PL2 grades versus the RX10 IV in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL2 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL2 Gallery and Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL2 provides outer 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 IV has dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") and a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-PL2 vs the RX10 IV.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL2 and RX10 IV is 85 and 52 respectively.

Generally, it is very tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements purely by going over a spec sheet. The photograph here should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL2 and RX10 IV.

Clearly, both cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL2 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony RX10 IV will offer you extra detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics way more aggressively. The older E-PL2 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.