Olympus E-PL9 vs Sony WX300

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus E-PL9 and Sony WX300, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-PL9 (16MP) and the WX300 (18MP) is pretty close but the E-PL9 (Four Thirds) and WX300 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL9 was introduced 5 years later than the WX300 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the E-PL9 grades versus the WX300 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL9 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL9 Gallery & Sony WX300 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry your camera often, you'll have to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-PL9 enjoys external measurements 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 WX300 has specifications of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is the front view scale comparison of the E-PL9 vs the WX300.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL9 and WX300 is 85 and 94 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizing just by researching technical specs. The graphic underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL9 and WX300.

As you have seen, both the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-PL9 with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony WX300 will provide you with more detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots far more aggressively. The newer E-PL9 is going to have an advantage in sensor tech.