Olympus E-PL8 vs Sony H50

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-PL8 versus Sony H50, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the resolutions of the E-PL8 (16MP) and H50 (9MP) and the E-PL8 (Four Thirds) and H50 (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL8 was unveiled 7 years after the H50 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H50 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a concise summary of how the E-PL8 matches up versus the H50 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL8 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-PL8 Gallery and Sony H50 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL8 provides 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) while the Sony H50 has measurements of 116mm x 81mm x 86mm (4.6" x 3.2" x 3.4") having a weight of 547 grams (1.21 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-PL8 versus Sony H50 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-PL8 and the H50.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL8 and H50 is 86 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions merely by looking through technical specs. The image here should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL8 and H50.

As you can tell, each of these cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL8 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus E-PL8 will provide you with extra detail having an extra 7MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos far more aggressively. The younger E-PL8 should have an edge in sensor technology.