Olympus E-PL5 vs Sony H200

On this page, we will be comparing the Olympus E-PL5 vs Sony H200, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-PL5 (16MP) and the H200 (20MP) is pretty similar but the E-PL5 (Four Thirds) and H200 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL5 was manufactured 3 months prior to the H200 so they are of a similar generation. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight to a complete comparison, here is a short highlight of how the E-PL5 matches up against the H200 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PL5 Gallery and Sony H200 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL5 enjoys exterior dimensions of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") having a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) whilst the Sony H200 has measurements of 123mm x 83mm x 87mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.4") along with a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is a front view proportions comparison of the E-PL5 against the H200.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL5 and H200 is 88 and 67 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by reviewing a spec sheet. The picture below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL5 and H200.

As you can see, both cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL5 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony H200 will deliver greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively.