Olympus E-PL2 vs Sony WX50

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus E-PL2 vs Sony WX50, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-PL2 (12MP) and WX50 (16MP) and the E-PL2 (Four Thirds) and WX50 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL2 was launched 11 months before the WX50 and they are both of a similar generation. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX50 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a complete comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the E-PL2 matches up against the WX50 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL2 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL2 Gallery and Sony WX50 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera often, you will need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL2 features physical dimensions of 114mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") with a weight of 362 grams (0.80 lbs) while the Sony WX50 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-PL2 and the WX50.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL2 and WX50 is 85 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to envision the contrast between sensor sizing only by going over specs. The visual here will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL2 and WX50.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-PL2 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony WX50 will deliver extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The older E-PL2 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.