Olympus E-PL2 vs Sony W380

In this write-up, we will be contrasting the Olympus E-PL2 and Sony W380, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-PL2 (12MP) and the W380 (14MP) is pretty similar but the E-PL2 (Four Thirds) and W380 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL2 was announced 14 months after the W380 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short summation of how the E-PL2 scores versus the W380 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL2 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-PL2 Gallery & Sony W380 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-PL2 comes with external measurements of 114mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") along with a weight of 362 grams (0.80 lbs) and the Sony W380 has specifications of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-PL2 and Sony W380 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you choose at that moment. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the E-PL2 against the W380.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL2 and W380 is 85 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by reviewing technical specs. The pic here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL2 and W380.

As you can tell, both the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL2 having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony W380 will offer you more detail with its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more modern E-PL2 provides a benefit in sensor technology.