Olympus E-PL6 vs Sony WX10

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-PL6 and Sony WX10, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-PL6 (16MP) and the WX10 (16MP) is fairly comparable but the E-PL6 (Four Thirds) and WX10 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL6 was announced 3 years after the WX10 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX10 being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a in depth comparison, here is a simple summary of how the E-PL6 matches up vs the WX10 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL6 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL6 Gallery & Sony WX10 Gallery.

If you are looking to carry around your camera regularly, you need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL6 comes with outer 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) and the Sony WX10 has dimensions of 95mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") along with a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached during that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the E-PL6 against the WX10.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL6 and WX10 is 88 and 95 respectively.

In many cases, it is difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizes purely by seeing specs. The image underneath should give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL6 and WX10.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have the same MP but not the same sensor sizes. The E-PL6 provides the larger sensor which is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult. The newer E-PL6 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.