Olympus E-PL9 vs Sony A700

The following is a extensive overview of the Olympus E-PL9 versus Sony A700, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-PL9 (16MP) and A700 (12MP) and the E-PL9 (Four Thirds) and A700 (APS-C) have different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL9 was released 10 years after the A700 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the E-PL9 grades vs the A700 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL9 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A700. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL9 Gallery & Sony A700 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL9 offers external measurements of 117mm x 68mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.7" x 1.5") with a weight of 380 grams (0.84 lbs) whilst the Sony A700 has proportions of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") along with a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the E-PL9 and the A700.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL9 and A700 is 85 and 58 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions merely by looking at a spec sheet. The image underneath will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL9 and A700.

As you can see, both of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL9 because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF harder and the Olympus E-PL9 will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics more aggressively. The newer E-PL9 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.