Olympus E-PL9 vs Sony WX10

Here is a extensive overview of the Olympus E-PL9 and Sony WX10, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-PL9 (16MP) and the WX10 (16MP) is fairly well matched but the E-PL9 (Four Thirds) and WX10 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL9 was introduced 7 years later than the WX10 and that is quite a large difference as far as 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 WX10 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a full comparison, below is a short overview of how the E-PL9 matches up against the WX10 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL9 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL9 Gallery & Sony WX10 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera, you're going to have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL9 enjoys outer dimensions of 117mm x 68mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.7" x 1.5") and a weight of 380 grams (0.84 lbs) and the Sony WX10 has dimensions of 95mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") along with a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-PL9 and Sony WX10 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the E-PL9 compared to the WX10.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL9 and WX10 is 85 and 95 respectively.

Usually, it can be difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing purely by checking a spec sheet. The photograph below might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL9 and WX10.

Clearly, both of those cameras posses the exact same resolution but different sensor sizing. The E-PL9 uses the larger sensor which will make getting shallow DOF less difficult. The more modern E-PL9 should have a benefit in sensor technology.