Olympus E-PL6 vs Olympus SP-565UZ

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus E-PL6 versus Olympus SP-565UZ, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Olympus. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the E-PL6 (16MP) and SP-565UZ (10MP) and the E-PL6 (Four Thirds) and SP-565UZ (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL6 was manufactured 5 years later than the SP-565UZ and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SP-565UZ being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a more detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the E-PL6 scores vs the SP-565UZ with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PL6 & Olympus SP-565UZ. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL6 Gallery & Olympus SP-565UZ Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera, you'll have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL6 comes with exterior dimensions of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) while the Olympus SP-565UZ has sizing of 116mm x 84mm x 81mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.2") having a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-PL6 versus Olympus SP-565UZ in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use during that time. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the E-PL6 versus the SP-565UZ.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-PL6 and SP-565UZ is 88 and 72 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor measurements simply by going over technical specs. The photograph underneath will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL6 and SP-565UZ.

As you have seen, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL6 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Olympus E-PL6 will offer you more detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more modern E-PL6 provides a benefit with regard to sensor tech.