Olympus E-PL9 vs Panasonic ZS35

In this article, we will be contrasting the Olympus E-PL9 versus Panasonic ZS35, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the E-PL9 (16MP) and the ZS35 (16MP) is pretty comparable but the E-PL9 (Four Thirds) and ZS35 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor size.

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The E-PL9 was released 4 years later than the ZS35 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS35 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a brief overview of how the E-PL9 scores versus the ZS35 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL9 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS35. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL9 Gallery & Panasonic ZS35 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL9 provides outside dimensions of 117mm x 68mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.7" x 1.5") having a weight of 380 grams (0.84 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS35 has proportions of 107mm x 62mm x 32mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 305 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the E-PL9 vs the ZS35.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL9 and ZS35 is 85 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements purely by checking out specifications. The graphic here may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL9 and ZS35.

To sum up, the 2 cameras offer the same exact megapixel count albeit not the same sensor measurements. The E-PL9 offers the bigger sensor which should make getting shallower DOF less difficult. The younger E-PL9 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.