Olympus E-PL9 vs Sony RX10

Following is a comprehensive analysis of the Olympus E-PL9 versus Sony RX10, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the E-PL9 (16MP) and the RX10 (20MP) is fairly comparable but the E-PL9 (Four Thirds) and RX10 (1") come with different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL9 was unveiled 3 years after the RX10 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the E-PL9 matches up vs the RX10 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL9 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-PL9 Gallery and Sony RX10 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL9 comes with physical measurements of 117mm x 68mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.7" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 380 grams (0.84 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 has measurements of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") along with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-PL9 compared to the RX10.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the E-PL9 and RX10 is 85 and 58 respectively.

Generally, it is tough to imagine the gap in sensor sizes only by going through a spec sheet. The picture underneath might give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL9 and RX10.

Clearly, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-PL9 having a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony RX10 will produce extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The younger E-PL9 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.