Olympus E-M1 II vs Olympus E-PL9

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus E-M1 II versus Olympus E-PL9, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both of them are built by Olympus. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the E-M1 II (20MP) and E-PL9 (16MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor sizing (Four Thirds).

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The E-M1 II was unveiled 16 months prior to the E-PL9 making them a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M1 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus E-PL9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple view of how the E-M1 II grades against the E-PL9 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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If you're going to carry around your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M1 II has got exterior measurements of 134mm x 91mm x 67mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.6") with a weight of 574 grams (1.27 lbs) while the Olympus E-PL9 has dimensions 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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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the E-M1 II versus the E-PL9.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M1 II and E-PL9 is 68 and 85 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizes only by checking a spec sheet. The image underneath will provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M1 II and E-PL9.

As you can see, both of those cameras come with the identical sensor size but different MP. You can expect to see the Olympus E-M1 II to resolve greater detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-M1 II is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.