Olympus E-PL7 vs Sony A230

Below is a extended analysis of the Olympus E-PL7 vs Sony A230, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the E-PL7 (16MP) and A230 (10MP) and the E-PL7 (Four Thirds) and A230 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL7 was unveiled 5 years later than the A230 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A230 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise summation of how the E-PL7 matches up vs the A230 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL7 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A230. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL7 Gallery & Sony A230 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you'll need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL7 has got outside dimensions of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") along with a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) while the Sony A230 has sizing of 128mm x 97mm x 68mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.7") having a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the E-PL7 versus the A230.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL7 and A230 is 86 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to see the contrast in sensor measurements merely by checking out specs. The photograph below will give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL7 and A230.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-PL7 with its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Olympus E-PL7 will provide more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The fresher E-PL7 will have a benefit in sensor tech.