Olympus E-PL8 vs Sony A100

Below is a thorough overview of the Olympus E-PL8 versus Sony A100, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the E-PL8 (16MP) and A100 (10MP) and the E-PL8 (Four Thirds) and A100 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL8 was manufactured 10 years later than the A100 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A100 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise overview of how the E-PL8 grades versus the A100 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL8 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A100. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PL8 Gallery and Sony A100 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-PL8 offers outside dimensions of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") and a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) whilst the Sony A100 has specifications of 133mm x 95mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8") along with a weight of 638 grams (1.41 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at that moment. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the E-PL8 vs the A100.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL8 and A100 is 86 and 64 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to visualise the gap in sensor measurements only by researching a spec sheet. The photograph below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL8 and A100.

As you can see, each of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL8 featuring a smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Olympus E-PL8 will result in more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures way more aggressively. The younger E-PL8 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.