Olympus E-M10 vs Sony TX9

Below, we are looking at the Olympus E-M10 versus Sony TX9, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-M10 (16MP) and TX9 (12MP) and the E-M10 (Four Thirds) and TX9 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor size.

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The E-M10 was manufactured 3 years later than the TX9 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a full comparison, below is a short summary of how the E-M10 scores vs the TX9 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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If you are planning to carry your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-M10 features physical dimensions of 119mm x 82mm x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) while the Sony TX9 has specifications of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") along with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at that time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-M10 compared to the TX9.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 and TX9 is 82 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to visualize the difference in sensor sizing purely by checking out technical specs. The visual here will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 and TX9.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-M10 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus E-M10 will produce extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The newer E-M10 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.