Olympus E-PL6 vs Panasonic S1R

The following is a in-depth overview of the Olympus E-PL6 and Panasonic S1R, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-PL6 (16MP) and S1R (47MP) and the E-PL6 (Four Thirds) and S1R (Full frame) enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL6 was announced 5 years before the S1R which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic S1R being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a short summary of how the E-PL6 scores vs the S1R in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL6 & Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL6 Gallery & Panasonic S1R Gallery.

If you're intending to travel with your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL6 has outside dimensions of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") along with a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) whilst the Panasonic S1R has dimensions of 149mm x 110mm x 97mm (5.9" x 4.3" x 3.8") accompanied by a weight of 1020 grams (2.25 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have during that time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-PL6 versus the S1R.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL6 and S1R is 88 and 54 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to see the gap between sensor dimensions just by checking specs. The pic below may give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL6 and S1R.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL6 using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Panasonic S1R will give you extra detail with its extra 31MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-PL6 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.