Olympus E-PL8 vs Sony A6700

In this write-up, we will be looking at the Olympus E-PL8 and Sony A6700, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the image resolutions of the E-PL8 (16MP) and A6700 (26MP) and the E-PL8 (Four Thirds) and A6700 (APS-C) use totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL8 was unveiled 7 years before the A6700 which is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras offer the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before going straight into a in depth comparison, below is a simple summation of how the E-PL8 grades versus the A6700 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL8 and Sony Alpha a6700. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL8 Gallery and Sony A6700 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider 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") with a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) and the Sony A6700 has sizing of 122mm x 69mm x 75mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 493 grams (1.09 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-PL8 versus the A6700.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL8 and A6700 is 86 and 75 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to envision the gap between sensor sizes simply by reading a spec sheet. The picture below will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL8 and A6700.

As you can see, both of the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-PL8 with its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower DOF harder and the Sony A6700 will offer you extra detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more aged E-PL8 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.