Olympus E-PL9 vs Sony QX30

In this write-up, we will be looking at the Olympus E-PL9 versus Sony QX30, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Lens-style by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-PL9 (16MP) and the QX30 (20MP) is relatively well matched but the E-PL9 (Four Thirds) and QX30 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL9 was brought out 3 years later than the QX30 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before we go in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the E-PL9 matches up against the QX30 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL9 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PL9 Gallery and Sony QX30 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL9 provides outer measurements of 117mm x 68mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.7" x 1.5") along with a weight of 380 grams (0.84 lbs) and the Sony QX30 has proportions of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") having a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the E-PL9 versus the QX30.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-PL9 and QX30 is 85 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements only by checking technical specs. The visual here may offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL9 and QX30.

As you can tell, each of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-PL9 featuring a bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony QX30 will resolve more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs far more aggressively. The more recent E-PL9 will have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.