Olympus FE-25 vs Olympus E-PL9

Let's look more in depth at the Olympus FE-25 and Olympus E-PL9, one is a Ultracompact and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and they are both offered by Olympus. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and E-PL9 (16MP) and the FE-25 (1/2.3") and E-PL9 (Four Thirds) posses different sensor sizing.

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The FE-25 was announced 10 years earlier than the E-PL9 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Olympus E-PL9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going right into a in depth comparison, here is a quick overview of how the FE-25 grades versus the E-PL9 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-25 and Olympus PEN E-PL9. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus FE-25 Gallery and Olympus E-PL9 Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus FE-25 has external dimensions of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-PL9 has specifications of 117mm x 68mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.7" x 1.5") along with a weight of 380 grams (0.84 lbs).

Check the Olympus FE-25 and Olympus E-PL9 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the FE-25 vs the E-PL9.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-25 and E-PL9 is 98 and 85 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor dimensions just by checking out specs. The pic underneath will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-25 and E-PL9.

As you can plainly see, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FE-25 with its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Olympus E-PL9 will provide more detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged FE-25 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.