Olympus E-PL5 vs Sony T900

Below, we will be matching up the Olympus E-PL5 vs Sony T900, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the resolutions of the E-PL5 (16MP) and T900 (12MP) and the E-PL5 (Four Thirds) and T900 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL5 was launched 3 years later than the T900 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony T900 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a simple overview of how the E-PL5 grades vs the T900 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL5 Gallery & Sony T900 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL5 has got external dimensions of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") having a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) while the Sony T900 has measurements of 98mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.6") and a weight of 143 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the E-PL5 against the T900.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL5 and T900 is 88 and 96 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to see the difference between sensor measurements only by reading specs. The visual below will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL5 and T900.

All in all, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-PL5 because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Olympus E-PL5 will offer you extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The younger E-PL5 will have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.