Olympus PEN E-PL9 vs. Fujifilm X Series X-A7 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ

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In depth comparison and review of Olympus PEN E-PL9 and Fujifilm X Series X-A7 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ. 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.

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Olympus PEN E-PL9 vs. Fujifilm X Series X-A7 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus PEN E-PL9 Fujifilm X Series X-A7 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ lens
Height 6.8 cm 6.77 cm
Width 11.71 cm 11.9 cm
Depth 3.9 cm 4.11 cm
Weight 332 g 271 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 332 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 380 g
Camera body only: 271 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 320 g
Enclosure Colour White | Brown | Black Dark silver | Silver
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Olympus PEN E-PL9 Fujifilm X Series X-A7 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 17,200,000 pixels -
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,100,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser Optical (3-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
LENS Olympus PEN E-PL9 Fujifilm X Series X-A7 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Type - Fujinon zoom lens - 3x zoom - 15 - 45 mm - f/3.5-5.6 XC OIS PZ - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 23 - 69mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 13 cm
Macro Focus Range - 5cm
Zoom Adjustment - Motorised drive
Lens Construction - 9 groups / 10 elements
Filter Size - 52 mm
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Fujifilm X Mount
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens, stepping motor
FOCUSING Olympus PEN E-PL9 Fujifilm X Series X-A7 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 121 -
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Eye priority AF -
Face Detection Eye Detect AF Eye Detect AF, Face Detection Self-timer, face-priority AF function, Smile Detection Auto Shutter
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus PEN E-PL9 Fujifilm X Series X-A7 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Native ISO 100-6400 200-12800
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 25600 (H1), 51200 (H2)
Extended ISO (Min) - 100
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600) ISO 100, ISO auto, ISO 200-12800, ISO 51200, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot Multi-segment, spot, average
Exposure Metering Zones 324 256
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing -
Shooting Programs - Portrait mode, night mode, text, party/indoor, fireworks, multiple exposure, flower, sunset, beach, snow, light trace
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 Fog Filter, fisheye, soft focus, miniature, Film Simulation, partial colour, Toy camera, High Key, Low Key, Pop Colour, Cross Screen, HDR Art, Dynamic tone
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets - Fine, incandescent, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 10000K
Shutter Type Mechanical Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1 EV steps, 5 steps in 2/3 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed - 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) -
DISPLAY Olympus PEN E-PL9 Fujifilm X Series X-A7 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Type 3" LCD display 3.5" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 2,760,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus PEN E-PL9 Fujifilm X Series X-A7 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5.4 4
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features Flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus PEN E-PL9 Fujifilm X Series X-A7 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
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 Fujifilm X Series X-A7 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
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-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Memory Card Max Supported Size - 256 GB
Image Storage RAW 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3200 x 2400
JPEG 1280 x 960
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Video Capture MOV - 3840 x 2160 p
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p
MOV - 1280 x 720 p
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p
H.264 - 1280 x 720
H.264 - 1080 x 1080 p
H.264 - 704 x 720 p
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus PEN E-PL9 Fujifilm X Series X-A7 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Battery Type Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion Fujifilm NP-W126S Lithium Ion
Details Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Fujifilm NP-W126S Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 350 shots
Video recording - 2.5 hours
Photo shooting - 270 shots
Photo shooting - 450 shots (ECO mode)
Video recording - 80 minutes (4K resolution)
Video recording - 110 minutes (Full HD resolution)
CONNECTIONS Olympus PEN E-PL9 Fujifilm X Series X-A7 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard Exif Print support DPOF support, Exif Print support
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 2.0 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (sub-mini phone stereo 2.5 mm)
FEATURES Olympus PEN E-PL9 Fujifilm X Series X-A7 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
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 3 frames per second, 6 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 Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera RAW processing, primary colour filter, High Dynamic Range (HDR), Photobook assist
OTHERS Olympus PEN E-PL9 Fujifilm X Series X-A7 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years Limited warranty - 1 year
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