Olympus E-PL9 vs Sony HX10V

Below is a in depth assessment of the Olympus E-PL9 and Sony HX10V, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the E-PL9 (16MP) and the HX10V (18MP) is fairly close but the E-PL9 (Four Thirds) and HX10V (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor size.

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The E-PL9 was unveiled 6 years later than the HX10V and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX10V being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the E-PL9 scores against the HX10V when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL9 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL9 Gallery & Sony HX10V Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL9 has got external measurements of 117mm x 68mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.7" x 1.5") having a weight of 380 grams (0.84 lbs) and the Sony HX10V has dimensions of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 234 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the E-PL9 vs the HX10V.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL9 and HX10V is 85 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to see the difference in sensor measurements only by viewing a spec sheet. The visual here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL9 and HX10V.

As you can see, the two cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-PL9 using its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony HX10V will render greater detail having an extra 2MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos more aggressively. The more modern E-PL9 will have an edge with regard to sensor technology.