Olympus E-PL9 vs Sony A6300

Following is a extensive assessment of the Olympus E-PL9 versus Sony A6300, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the E-PL9 (16MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the E-PL9 (Four Thirds) and A6300 (APS-C) feature different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL9 was brought out 2 years after the A6300 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short overview of how the E-PL9 matches up vs the A6300 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL9 & Sony Alpha a6300. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PL9 Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL9 has got physical 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 Sony A6300 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") having a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the E-PL9 vs the A6300.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL9 and A6300 is 85 and 83 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizes just by viewing technical specs. The pic here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL9 and A6300.

As you can tell, both the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-PL9 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF harder and the Sony A6300 will render extra detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics a little more aggressively. The more modern E-PL9 should have an advantage in sensor technology.