Olympus E-PL6 vs Sony A560

Let's examine more in depth at the Olympus E-PL6 vs Sony A560, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-PL6 (16MP) and the A560 (14MP) is very close but the E-PL6 (Four Thirds) and A560 (APS-C) use totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL6 was released 3 years later than the A560 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A560 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short introduction of how the E-PL6 grades versus the A560 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PL6 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A560. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL6 Gallery & Sony A560 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL6 features external 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) while the Sony A560 has sizing of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") with a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the E-PL6 and the A560.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-PL6 and A560 is 88 and 64 respectively.

Often, it's hard to see the gap in sensor measurements purely by researching specs. The photograph underneath will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL6 and A560.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-PL6 due to its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Olympus E-PL6 will provide you with more detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The younger E-PL6 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.