Olympus E-PL1s vs Olympus 9000

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus E-PL1s versus Olympus 9000, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are designed by Olympus. The resolution of the E-PL1s (12MP) and the 9000 (12MP) is fairly similar but the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and 9000 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL1s was manufactured 19 months later than the 9000 making them a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus 9000 being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a complete comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the E-PL1s matches up versus the 9000 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL1s & Olympus Stylus 9000. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery & Olympus 9000 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL1s comes with outer dimensions of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") having a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) whilst the Olympus 9000 has measurements of 96mm x 60mm x 31mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is a front view size comparison of the E-PL1s and the 9000.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the E-PL1s and 9000 is 86 and 92 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to visualise the difference between sensor measurements merely by reviewing specs. The graphic here may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL1s and 9000.

All in all, the two cameras have the same MP but not the same sensor measurements. The E-PL1s offers the larger sensor which should make achieving shallower DOF simpler. The newer E-PL1s will have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.