Olympus PEN E-PL9 vs. Canon EOS R

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Olympus PEN E-PL9 and Canon EOS R. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Olympus PEN E-PL9 vs. Canon EOS R Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus PEN E-PL9 Canon EOS R
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 6.8 cm 9.83 cm
Width 11.71 cm 13.58 cm
Depth 3.9 cm 8.44 cm
Weight 332 g 580 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 332 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 380 g
Camera body only: 580 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 660 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour White | Brown | Black -
Protection - Waterproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Olympus PEN E-PL9 Canon EOS R
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel 30.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 17,200,000 pixels 31,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,100,000 pixels 30,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) EOS Integrated Cleaning System
Image Stabiliser Optical (3-axis image sensor shift mechanism) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
PROCESSOR Olympus PEN E-PL9 Canon EOS R
Image Processor - DIGIC 8
LENS Olympus PEN E-PL9 Canon EOS R
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Canon RF
FOCUSING Olympus PEN E-PL9 Canon EOS R
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 121 5655
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Eye priority AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Touch and Drag AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Olympus PEN E-PL9 Canon EOS R
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 3,690,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.0
Features - Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus PEN E-PL9 Canon EOS R
ISO (Max) 25600 102400
Native ISO 100-6400 100-40000
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2)
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600) ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 100-40000
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6.1%), spot (2.7%)
Exposure Metering Zones 324 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing -
Special Effects Monotone, Vivid, Custom Effect, soft focus, natural, Muted, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, i-Enhance, Dramatic Tone, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Key Line, Vintage, Instant Film, e-Portrait Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets - Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1 EV steps, 5 steps in 2/3 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed - 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus PEN E-PL9 Canon EOS R
Type 3" LCD display 3.15" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 2,100,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Display brightness control, display colour control, anti-smudge coating
FLASH Olympus PEN E-PL9 Canon EOS R
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5.4 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features Flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus PEN E-PL9 Canon EOS R
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM, WAV Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Olympus PEN E-PL9 Canon EOS R
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3200 x 2400
JPEG 1280 x 960
RAW 6720 x 4480
RAW 4176 x 2784
RAW 5952 x 4480
RAW 6720 x 4480
RAW 4480 x 4480
JPEG 4464 x 2976
JPEG 3968 x 2976
JPEG 4464 x 2512
JPEG 2976 x 2976
JPEG 3360 x 2240
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 2976 x 2240
JPEG 3360 x 1888
JPEG 2240 x 2240
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 1600 x 1600
Video Capture MOV - 3840 x 2160 p
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p
MOV - 1280 x 720 p
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 119.9 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 29.97 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus PEN E-PL9 Canon EOS R
Battery Type Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion
Details Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 350 shots
Video recording - 2.5 hours
Photo shooting - 370 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 350 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 350 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 330 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
CONNECTIONS Olympus PEN E-PL9 Canon EOS R
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless image printing
Print Standard Exif Print support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 3.1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Audio line-in / microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
FEATURES Olympus PEN E-PL9 Canon EOS R
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4.3 frames per second, 6.1 frames per second, 8.6 frames per second, 4.8 frames per second, 14.1 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 2.2 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode, HDR post-processing -
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, shadow point display, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, in-camera RAW processing, Full-time Live View, Eye-Fi Card Ready, high-speed recording, Time-Lapse recording RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, Dust Delete Data system, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Time-Lapse recording, Canon Log Gamma mode, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology, diffraction correction, Flicker detection, Digital Lens Optimizer
OTHERS Olympus PEN E-PL9 Canon EOS R
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, cable protector
Software - Canon Digital Photo Professional
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year
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