Olympus E-PL7 vs Sony WX30

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-PL7 and Sony WX30, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-PL7 (16MP) and the WX30 (16MP) is fairly similar but the E-PL7 (Four Thirds) and WX30 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL7 was introduced 3 years later than the WX30 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX30 being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a thorough comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the E-PL7 matches up versus the WX30 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL7 Gallery & Sony WX30 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL7 provides physical measurements of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") with a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) whilst the Sony WX30 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at that moment. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the E-PL7 vs the WX30.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL7 and WX30 is 86 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reviewing technical specs. The visual below might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL7 and WX30.

As you can tell, both of the cameras come with the identical megapixels but different sensor measurements. The E-PL7 comes with the larger sensor which will make getting shallower depth of field easier. The younger E-PL7 provides an advantage in sensor technology.