Olympus E-PL8 vs Panasonic ZS50

Below, we are analyzing the Olympus E-PL8 vs Panasonic ZS50, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the E-PL8 (16MP) and ZS50 (12MP) and the E-PL8 (Four Thirds) and ZS50 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The E-PL8 was announced 21 months after the ZS50 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS50 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a in depth comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the E-PL8 matches up versus the ZS50 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL8 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS50. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-PL8 Gallery & Panasonic ZS50 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera often, you have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL8 provides outer 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 ZS50 has proportions of 111mm x 65mm x 34mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 243 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-PL8 against the ZS50.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL8 and ZS50 is 86 and 90 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizes only by going over specifications. The pic here may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL8 and ZS50.

To sum up, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-PL8 using its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Olympus E-PL8 will offer extra detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop photos much more aggressively. The more recent E-PL8 provides an edge with regard to sensor technology.