Olympus E-PL9 vs Panasonic FX90

Let's look more in depth at the Olympus E-PL9 and Panasonic FX90, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the E-PL9 (16MP) and FX90 (12MP) and the E-PL9 (Four Thirds) and FX90 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL9 was manufactured 6 years later than the FX90 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FX90 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-PL9 scores vs the FX90 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL9 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX90. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PL9 Gallery & Panasonic FX90 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-PL9 offers outer measurements of 117mm x 68mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.7" x 1.5") having a weight of 380 grams (0.84 lbs) while the Panasonic FX90 has specifications of 102mm x 56mm x 22mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select during that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the E-PL9 versus the FX90.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL9 and FX90 is 85 and 95 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's difficult to envision the difference in sensor sizing just by looking through specs. The graphic underneath may give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL9 and FX90.

All in all, each of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-PL9 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-PL9 will provide you with more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The younger E-PL9 is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.