Olympus PEN E-PL9

The Olympus PEN E-PL9 is a mirrorless camera launched on 08/02/2018.

Technically speaking, the Olympus PEN E-PL9 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 53 overall. The Olympus PEN E-PL9 weights 380 gr and spans 117 x 68 x 39 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Olympus PEN E-PL9 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 72, ranks in the category best 24%.

On the contrary, the performance of Olympus PEN E-PL9 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 42, ranks among the worst 25% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 41, ranks among the worst 49% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 66, ranks among the worst 45% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 43, ranks 24% in its category. Olympus PEN E-PL9 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 40, ranks 21% in its category. Olympus PEN E-PL9 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Good, score 49, ranks in the best 57% of its category. Olympus PEN E-PL9 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 62, ranks in the best 47% of its category. Olympus PEN E-PL9 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 63, ranks in the best 50% of its category. Olympus PEN E-PL9 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.