Canon M10 vs Olympus E-PL9

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Canon M10 versus Olympus E-PL9, both Entry-Level Mirrorless digital cameras by manufacturers Canon and Olympus. The sensor resolution of the M10 (18MP) and the E-PL9 (16MP) is pretty similar but the M10 (APS-C) and E-PL9 (Four Thirds) feature different sensor size.

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The M10 was brought out 3 years prior to the E-PL9 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras offer the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before delving in to a full comparison, below is a short introduction of how the M10 grades vs the E-PL9 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon EOS M10 & Olympus PEN E-PL9. The entire galleries are provided at Canon M10 Gallery & Olympus E-PL9 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon M10 comes with outer dimensions of 108mm x 67mm x 35mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.4") and a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-PL9 has proportions of 117mm x 68mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.7" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 380 grams (0.84 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the M10 compared to the E-PL9.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the M10 and E-PL9 is 88 and 85 respectively.

Often, its difficult to imagine the difference between sensor sizing simply by reviewing specifications. The graphic underneath should give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the M10 and E-PL9.

Plainly, both the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The M10 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Canon M10 will offer you extra detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older M10 is going to be behind in sensor tech.