Olympus E-PL7 vs Sony W650

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-PL7 and Sony W650, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-PL7 (16MP) and the W650 (16MP) is pretty close but the E-PL7 (Four Thirds) and W650 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL7 was launched 2 years after the W650 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W650 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a in depth comparison, below is a concise summation of how the E-PL7 matches up versus the W650 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL7 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL7 Gallery and Sony W650 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL7 features outside 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 W650 has sizing of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-PL7 and Sony W650 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are using at the time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-PL7 against the W650.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL7 and W650 is 86 and 96 respectively.

Usually, its hard to see the gap in sensor dimensions merely by looking through specifications. The image here will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL7 and W650.

Plainly, both cameras enjoy the same exact resolution albeit not the same sensor dimensions. The E-PL7 includes the bigger sensor which will make achieving shallow DOF simpler. The younger E-PL7 is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.