Olympus E-PL6 vs Olympus SZ-10

In this article, we will be analyzing the Olympus E-PL6 and Olympus SZ-10, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are produced by Olympus. The image resolution of the E-PL6 (16MP) and the SZ-10 (14MP) is pretty close but the E-PL6 (Four Thirds) and SZ-10 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL6 was launched 3 years later than the SZ-10 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a quick summary of how the E-PL6 matches up vs the SZ-10 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL6 & Olympus SZ-10. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-PL6 Gallery & Olympus SZ-10 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL6 provides exterior dimensions of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") and a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) and the Olympus SZ-10 has sizing of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") and a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the E-PL6 compared to the SZ-10.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL6 and SZ-10 is 88 and 90 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to picture the difference in sensor measurements merely by viewing specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL6 and SZ-10.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-PL6 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Olympus E-PL6 will render more detail utilizing its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The younger E-PL6 provides an edge with regard to sensor tech.