Olympus E-PL9 vs Sony T99

Below is a complete review of the Olympus E-PL9 versus Sony T99, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-PL9 (16MP) and the T99 (14MP) is fairly comparable but the E-PL9 (Four Thirds) and T99 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL9 was manufactured 7 years later than the T99 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony T99 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go into a full comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the E-PL9 scores vs the T99 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL9 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PL9 Gallery & Sony T99 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera often, you have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL9 offers exterior dimensions of 117mm x 68mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.7" x 1.5") having a weight of 380 grams (0.84 lbs) whilst the Sony T99 has measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the E-PL9 and the T99.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL9 and T99 is 85 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements merely by seeing a spec sheet. The photograph here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL9 and T99.

As you can see, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-PL9 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Olympus E-PL9 will show extra detail due to its extra 2MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics more aggressively. The more modern E-PL9 should have a benefit in sensor innovation.