Olympus FE-4000 vs Olympus E-PL9

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus FE-4000 vs Olympus E-PL9, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are built by Olympus. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the FE-4000 (12MP) and E-PL9 (16MP) and the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and E-PL9 (Four Thirds) feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-4000 was released 9 years before the E-PL9 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Olympus E-PL9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick view of how the FE-4000 matches up against the E-PL9 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-4000 & Olympus PEN E-PL9. The complete galleries are available at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery & Olympus E-PL9 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-4000 has got outside measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) and 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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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the FE-4000 compared to the E-PL9.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-4000 and E-PL9 is 95 and 85 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very hard to envision the gap between sensor sizes purely by going over specs. The picture below may give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-4000 and E-PL9.

As you can plainly see, both cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The FE-4000 because of its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Olympus E-PL9 will deliver extra detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged FE-4000 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.