Olympus E-PM1 vs Sony WX80

Below is a extensive comparison of the Olympus E-PM1 and Sony WX80, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the image resolutions of the E-PM1 (12MP) and WX80 (16MP) and the E-PM1 (Four Thirds) and WX80 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The E-PM1 was launched 13 months prior to the WX80 making them a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PM1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX80 being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the E-PM1 matches up vs the WX80 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PM1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PM1 Gallery and Sony WX80 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-PM1 provides outside measurements of 110mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.3") having a weight of 265 grams (0.58 lbs) whilst the Sony WX80 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have at the time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the E-PM1 vs the WX80.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-PM1 and WX80 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to visualize the difference in sensor measurements merely by checking out technical specs. The visual here will provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PM1 and WX80.

As you can tell, both of those cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-PM1 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh less difficult and the Sony WX80 will show greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older E-PM1 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.