Olympus E-PM1 vs Sony A35

Here, we are comparing the Olympus E-PM1 versus Sony A35, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-PM1 (12MP) and A35 (16MP) and the E-PM1 (Four Thirds) and A35 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor size.

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The E-PM1 was manufactured 3 months after the A35 so they are of a similar generation. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PM1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A35 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the E-PM1 matches up vs the A35 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PM1 and Sony SLT-A35. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PM1 Gallery and Sony A35 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PM1 offers outside measurements of 110mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 265 grams (0.58 lbs) while the Sony A35 has dimensions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 415 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the E-PM1 compared to the A35.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PM1 and A35 is 89 and 69 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to visualise the difference in sensor sizes only by seeing specs. The pic here may offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PM1 and A35.

All in all, both of those cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-PM1 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Sony A35 will produce more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics way more aggressively.