Olympus E-PL5 vs Sony A200

Here, we are comparing the Olympus E-PL5 vs Sony A200, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the E-PL5 (16MP) and A200 (10MP) and the E-PL5 (Four Thirds) and A200 (APS-C) posses different sensor size.

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The E-PL5 was brought out 4 years later than the A200 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going right into a full comparison, here is a short highlight of how the E-PL5 grades vs the A200 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PL5 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A200. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL5 Gallery & Sony A200 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-PL5 comes with exterior dimensions of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") with a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) whilst the Sony A200 has specifications of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") having a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at that time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the E-PL5 compared to the A200.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL5 and A200 is 88 and 66 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to picture the gap between sensor sizing merely by reading through specifications. The graphic below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL5 and A200.

To sum up, the 2 cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-PL5 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving bokeh trickier and the Olympus E-PL5 will resolve extra detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The fresher E-PL5 provides a benefit in sensor tech.