Olympus E-PL6 vs Sony W730

Following is a complete comparison of the Olympus E-PL6 versus Sony W730, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-PL6 (16MP) and the W730 (16MP) is fairly similar but the E-PL6 (Four Thirds) and W730 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL6 was unveiled 19 months after the W730 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W730 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short highlight of how the E-PL6 matches up vs the W730 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL6 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-PL6 Gallery and Sony W730 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL6 comes with outside measurements 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 W730 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-PL6 vs the W730.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL6 and W730 is 88 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizes simply by going over specs. The picture underneath will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL6 and W730.

All in all, each of the cameras posses the exact same megapixel count but different sensor sizes. The E-PL6 features the larger sensor which should make getting shallower DOF less difficult. The more modern E-PL6 should have a benefit in sensor innovation.