Olympus E-PL6 vs Samsung CL80

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-PL6 vs Samsung CL80, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Samsung. The resolution of the E-PL6 (16MP) and the CL80 (14MP) is pretty close but the E-PL6 (Four Thirds) and CL80 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL6 was manufactured 4 years later than the CL80 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung CL80 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a short summary of how the E-PL6 matches up against the CL80 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL6 & Samsung CL80. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PL6 Gallery & Samsung CL80 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL6 has external 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) whilst the Samsung CL80 has measurements of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") with a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the E-PL6 versus the CL80.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-PL6 and CL80 is 88 and 95 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very tough to envision the difference in sensor sizing simply by viewing a spec sheet. The visual here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL6 and CL80.

As you can see, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-PL6 featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus E-PL6 will render extra detail due to its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The fresher E-PL6 will have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.