Olympus 9000 vs YI M1

Its time to look closer at the Olympus 9000 versus YI M1, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and YI. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the 9000 (12MP) and M1 (20MP) and the 9000 (1/2.3") and M1 (Four Thirds) posses totally different sensor size.

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The 9000 was announced 8 years before the M1 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 9000 being a Compact camera and the YI M1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a thorough comparison, here is a concise summary of how the 9000 scores against the M1 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 9000 & YI M1. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus 9000 Gallery & YI M1 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 9000 enjoys external dimensions of 96mm x 60mm x 31mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs) while the YI M1 has dimensions of 114mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.3") with a weight of 350 grams (0.77 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus 9000 versus YI M1 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the 9000 compared to the M1.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the 9000 and M1 is 92 and 87 respectively.

Often, its tough to visualise the difference between sensor sizes purely by reading technical specs. The image here may give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the 9000 and M1.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The 9000 having a tinier sensor will make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the YI M1 will offer you greater detail with its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more aged 9000 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.