Olympus E-PL9 vs Panasonic ZR1

Let's take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-PL9 versus Panasonic ZR1, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the E-PL9 (16MP) and ZR1 (12MP) and the E-PL9 (Four Thirds) and ZR1 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL9 was launched 8 years later than the ZR1 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZR1 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the E-PL9 grades against the ZR1 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL9 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-PL9 Gallery & Panasonic ZR1 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL9 offers outside dimensions of 117mm x 68mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.7" x 1.5") with a weight of 380 grams (0.84 lbs) while the Panasonic ZR1 has proportions of 98mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the E-PL9 against the ZR1.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL9 and ZR1 is 85 and 94 respectively.

Usually, it can be hard to imagine the gap between sensor measurements only by reviewing technical specs. The photograph here should give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL9 and ZR1.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL9 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Olympus E-PL9 will offer more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The newer E-PL9 provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.