Olympus E-PL9 vs Sony W560

Lets look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-PL9 and Sony W560, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-PL9 (16MP) and the W560 (14MP) is very close but the E-PL9 (Four Thirds) and W560 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL9 was announced 7 years after the W560 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W560 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the E-PL9 matches up vs the W560 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PL9 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL9 Gallery and Sony W560 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry around your camera, you have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL9 provides outer dimensions of 117mm x 68mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.7" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 380 grams (0.84 lbs) and the Sony W560 has dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

Check the Olympus E-PL9 and Sony W560 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the E-PL9 versus the W560.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL9 and W560 is 85 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it's hard to picture the difference in sensor sizes just by looking through specifications. The image here will give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL9 and W560.

To sum up, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-PL9 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Olympus E-PL9 will result in extra detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The younger E-PL9 should have a benefit in sensor technology.