Olympus E-PL8 vs Panasonic FX78

Let's look closer at the Olympus E-PL8 and Panasonic FX78, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the E-PL8 (16MP) and FX78 (12MP) and the E-PL8 (Four Thirds) and FX78 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor size.

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The E-PL8 was released 5 years later than the FX78 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FX78 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the E-PL8 scores vs the FX78 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PL8 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX78. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL8 Gallery and Panasonic FX78 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL8 offers physical dimensions of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") along with a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) and the Panasonic FX78 has measurements of 100mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the E-PL8 compared to the FX78.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL8 and FX78 is 86 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to see the gap in sensor sizing only by researching specs. The visual here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL8 and FX78.

All in all, the two cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-PL8 because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus E-PL8 will provide you with more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more recent E-PL8 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.