Olympus E-PL8 vs Olympus 8000

Here, we will be reviewing the Olympus E-PL8 vs Olympus 8000, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are built by Olympus. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-PL8 (16MP) and 8000 (12MP) and the E-PL8 (Four Thirds) and 8000 (1/2.3") posses different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL8 was manufactured 7 years after the 8000 which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus 8000 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a simple overview of how the E-PL8 scores against the 8000 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL8 and Olympus Stylus Tough 8000. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL8 Gallery and Olympus 8000 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL8 comes with outer dimensions of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") with a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) while the Olympus 8000 has measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the E-PL8 against the 8000.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL8 and 8000 is 86 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions just by checking specs. The picture underneath might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL8 and 8000.

All in all, both the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL8 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Olympus E-PL8 will give greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The younger E-PL8 provides an advantage with regard to sensor technology.