Olympus E-PL2 vs Sony RX100 VA

Following is a complete analysis of the Olympus E-PL2 and Sony RX100 VA, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-PL2 (12MP) and RX100 VA (20MP) and the E-PL2 (Four Thirds) and RX100 VA (1") provide different sensor size.

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The E-PL2 was released 8 years before the RX100 VA which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a short introduction of how the E-PL2 matches up against the RX100 VA in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL2 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A). The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL2 Gallery & Sony RX100 VA Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera regularly, you'll need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL2 offers outside measurements of 114mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 362 grams (0.80 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 VA has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. The following is a front view scale comparison of the E-PL2 compared to the RX100 VA.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL2 and RX100 VA is 85 and 89 respectively.

In many cases, it is difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizes merely by viewing specs. The image here might give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL2 and RX100 VA.

All in all, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-PL2 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony RX100 VA will provide you with more detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-PL2 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.