Olympus E-PL8 vs Olympus SP-590 UZ

On this page, we will be comparing the Olympus E-PL8 versus Olympus SP-590 UZ, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Olympus. There is a noticeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-PL8 (16MP) and SP-590 UZ (12MP) and the E-PL8 (Four Thirds) and SP-590 UZ (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL8 was manufactured 7 years after the SP-590 UZ which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SP-590 UZ being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick view of how the E-PL8 matches up against the SP-590 UZ when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL8 & Olympus SP-590 UZ. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PL8 Gallery & Olympus SP-590 UZ Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL8 enjoys outer 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 Olympus SP-590 UZ has measurements of 116mm x 84mm x 81mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.2") having a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the E-PL8 compared to the SP-590 UZ.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL8 and SP-590 UZ is 86 and 72 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is tough to visualize the contrast in sensor dimensions only by viewing a spec sheet. The pic underneath will give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL8 and SP-590 UZ.

As you can see, both of those cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL8 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Olympus E-PL8 will render more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots more aggressively. The more modern E-PL8 provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.