Olympus E-PL8 vs Sony RX1R

Here is a detailed assessment of the Olympus E-PL8 versus Sony RX1R, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the E-PL8 (16MP) and RX1R (24MP) and the E-PL8 (Four Thirds) and RX1R (Full frame) provide different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL8 was unveiled 3 years later than the RX1R and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX1R being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a detailed comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the E-PL8 matches up versus the RX1R for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL8 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL8 Gallery & Sony RX1R Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL8 provides outer measurements of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) whilst the Sony RX1R has sizing of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") and a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the E-PL8 versus the RX1R.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL8 and RX1R is 86 and 79 respectively.

In many cases, it can be tough to imagine the gap in sensor sizing only by looking through specs. The photograph below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL8 and RX1R.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-PL8 with its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony RX1R will render more detail having an extra 8MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images more aggressively. The more modern E-PL8 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.