Olympus E-PL8 vs Pentax W60

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus E-PL8 vs Pentax W60, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the E-PL8 (16MP) and W60 (10MP) and the E-PL8 (Four Thirds) and W60 (1/2.3") posses different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL8 was unveiled 7 years later than the W60 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax W60 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-PL8 scores versus the W60 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL8 & Pentax Optio W60. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL8 Gallery & Pentax W60 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL8 has got physical 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 Pentax W60 has sizing of 98mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the E-PL8 compared to the W60.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the E-PL8 and W60 is 86 and 94 respectively.

Generally, it is tough to imagine the gap between sensor sizing purely by looking at specifications. The visual here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL8 and W60.

Plainly, both of those cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-PL8 having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh less difficult and the Olympus E-PL8 will resolve extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The newer E-PL8 provides an advantage in sensor technology.