Olympus E-PL8 vs Samsung HZ15W

Below is a comprehensive analysis of the Olympus E-PL8 vs Samsung HZ15W, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Samsung. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the E-PL8 (16MP) and HZ15W (12MP) and the E-PL8 (Four Thirds) and HZ15W (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL8 was launched 7 years later than the HZ15W and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung HZ15W being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the E-PL8 scores against the HZ15W for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL8 and Samsung HZ15W. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-PL8 Gallery and Samsung HZ15W Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL8 offers outside measurements 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 Samsung HZ15W has proportions of 105mm x 61mm x 37mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 249 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you choose at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the E-PL8 against the HZ15W.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL8 and HZ15W is 86 and 90 respectively.

Normally, its hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements only by looking through specifications. The visual here may offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL8 and HZ15W.

Plainly, the two cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-PL8 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Olympus E-PL8 will provide you with extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures much more aggressively. The younger E-PL8 provides an advantage with regard to sensor technology.