Olympus E-PL6 vs Sony W380

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-PL6 and Sony W380, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-PL6 (16MP) and the W380 (14MP) is pretty comparable but the E-PL6 (Four Thirds) and W380 (1/2.3") feature different sensor size.

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The E-PL6 was brought out 4 years after the W380 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight into a full comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the E-PL6 scores vs the W380 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL6 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL6 Gallery & Sony W380 Gallery.

In case you're planning to travel with your camera regularly, you should factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL6 comes with external dimensions of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") and a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) while the Sony W380 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the E-PL6 and the W380.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL6 and W380 is 88 and 96 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor dimensions just by seeing specs. The pic here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL6 and W380.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL6 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh easier and the Olympus E-PL6 will show more detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The newer E-PL6 should have a benefit in sensor tech.