Olympus E-PL8 vs Olympus VH-515

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-PL8 and Olympus VH-515, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Olympus. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the E-PL8 (16MP) and VH-515 (12MP) and the E-PL8 (Four Thirds) and VH-515 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL8 was manufactured 4 years later than the VH-515 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief view of how the E-PL8 matches up vs the VH-515 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL8 & Olympus VH-515. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL8 Gallery & Olympus VH-515 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL8 has got 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) and the Olympus VH-515 has dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") and a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the E-PL8 and the VH-515.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL8 and VH-515 is 86 and 95 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to see the difference between sensor measurements only by reading through technical specs. The photograph underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL8 and VH-515.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL8 featuring a larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Olympus E-PL8 will resolve greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The younger E-PL8 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.