Olympus E-PL7 vs Sony W220

Below is a detailed analysis of the Olympus E-PL7 and Sony W220, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the E-PL7 (16MP) and W220 (12MP) and the E-PL7 (Four Thirds) and W220 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL7 was revealed 5 years later than the W220 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W220 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a complete comparison, below is a simple summary of how the E-PL7 scores versus the W220 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL7 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W220. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL7 Gallery and Sony W220 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL7 features external dimensions of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") having a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) whilst the Sony W220 has measurements 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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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the E-PL7 vs the W220.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL7 and W220 is 86 and 95 respectively.

Often, it is very difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by looking at specs. The visual here should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL7 and W220.

All in all, both of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-PL7 having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-PL7 will resolve more detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The fresher E-PL7 provides an edge in sensor innovation.