Olympus E-PL6 vs Sony A200

The following is a thorough comparison of the Olympus E-PL6 vs Sony A200, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-PL6 (16MP) and A200 (10MP) and the E-PL6 (Four Thirds) and A200 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL6 was brought out 6 years after the A200 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving right into a full comparison, here is a brief overview of how the E-PL6 grades versus the A200 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL6 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A200. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL6 Gallery & Sony A200 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL6 enjoys outside measurements of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") with a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) whilst the Sony A200 has dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") and a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the E-PL6 vs the A200.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL6 and A200 is 88 and 66 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions merely by going over specs. The image here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL6 and A200.

As you can plainly see, both cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL6 because of its tinier sensor will make achieving bokeh tougher and the Olympus E-PL6 will offer you greater detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The younger E-PL6 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.