Olympus E-PL6 vs Sony W220

Following is a extended comparison of the Olympus E-PL6 and Sony W220, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the E-PL6 (16MP) and W220 (12MP) and the E-PL6 (Four Thirds) and W220 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL6 was launched 5 years after the W220 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W220 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the E-PL6 matches up versus the W220 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL6 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W220. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL6 Gallery and Sony W220 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry around your camera, you need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-PL6 features physical dimensions 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 W220 has specifications of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view size comparison of the E-PL6 against the W220.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL6 and W220 is 88 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it is difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizes merely by checking out a spec sheet. The image below should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL6 and W220.

As you can see, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-PL6 because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-PL6 will produce greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more recent E-PL6 will have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.