Olympus E-PL9 vs Samsung HZ35W

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus E-PL9 versus Samsung HZ35W, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Samsung. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-PL9 (16MP) and HZ35W (12MP) and the E-PL9 (Four Thirds) and HZ35W (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL9 was brought out 7 years later than the HZ35W and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung HZ35W being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short view of how the E-PL9 matches up vs the HZ35W for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL9 & Samsung HZ35W. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL9 Gallery & Samsung HZ35W Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL9 has got outer measurements 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 Samsung HZ35W has measurements of 107mm x 61mm x 28mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-PL9 against the HZ35W.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL9 and HZ35W is 85 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be hard to envision the gap in sensor measurements simply by looking through specifications. The graphic here should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL9 and HZ35W.

To sum up, both of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL9 due to its larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus E-PL9 will result in extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a little more aggressively. The more recent E-PL9 will have a benefit in sensor technology.