Olympus E-PL9 vs Sony A37

Below is a extensive analysis of the Olympus E-PL9 and Sony A37, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the E-PL9 (16MP) and the A37 (16MP) is very well matched but the E-PL9 (Four Thirds) and A37 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL9 was brought out 5 years later than the A37 and that is quite a big 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 A37 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going in to a complete comparison, below is a short summation of how the E-PL9 scores versus the A37 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PL9 & Sony SLT-A37. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PL9 Gallery & Sony A37 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL9 has exterior dimensions of 117mm x 68mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.7" x 1.5") along with a weight of 380 grams (0.84 lbs) while the Sony A37 has dimensions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 506 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at that moment. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-PL9 vs the A37.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-PL9 and A37 is 85 and 67 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements simply by checking technical specs. The visual below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL9 and A37.

As you have seen, both of those cameras have got the exact same MP but different sensor measurements. The E-PL9 uses the tinier sensor which is going to make obtaining shallow depth of field tougher. The more modern E-PL9 should have a benefit in sensor tech.