Size and weight is a big decision factor when you are trying to find the ideal camera for your needs.
In this section, We are going to illustrate Olympus E-PL9 and Nikon 1 J4 side-by-side from the front, back and top in their relative dimensions.
Below you can see the front view size comparison of Olympus E-PL9 and Nikon 1 J4. Nikon 1 J4 is clearly the smaller of the two cameras. Its body is 17mm narrower, 8mm shorter and 10mm thinner than Olympus E-PL9.
Here is the back view size comparison of Olympus E-PL9 and Nikon 1 J4.
Now lets look at the top view comparison of Olympus E-PL9 and Nikon 1 J4.
Weight is another important factor especially when deciding on a camera that you want to carry with you all day.
Nikon 1 J4 is significantly lighter (148g ) than the Olympus E-PL9 which may become a big advantage especially on long walking trips.
Also keep in mind that body weight is not the only deciding factor when comparing two interchangeable camera bodies, you have to also take into account the lenses that you will be using with these bodies.
Weight Comparison
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Thickness Comparison
Mirrorless Cameras
Weather Sealing
Unfortunately neither Olympus PEN E-PL9 nor Nikon 1 J4 provides any type of weather sealing in their body, so you have to give extra care especially when you are shooting outdoors. If weather sealing is a must-have feature for you, check these sections: Top Mirrorless Cameras with Weather Sealing
LCD Screen Size and Features
Olympus E-PL9 and Nikon 1 J4's LCD screens has the same diagonal size of 3".
On the other hand, Olympus E-PL9 features a
Tilting screen where you can change the angle of the screen to make it easier to shoot from waist or over the head levels whereas the Nikon 1 J4 has a fixed type screen which provides less flexibility in shooting positions compared to E-PL9.
Olympus E-PL9 has a 16.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features TruePic VIII processor. On the other hand, Nikon 1 J4 has a 18.0MP 1" (13.2 x 8.8 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Expeed 4 processor.
Below you can see the E-PL9 and 1 J4 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Olympus E-PL9 has a 1.9x Larger sensor area than Nikon 1 J4. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
In this section, we rank and compare Olympus E-PL9 and Nikon 1 J4 for five different photography types in order to make your decision process easier in case you are specifically interested in one or more of these areas.
Olympus E-PL9 for Portrait Photography
Nikon 1 J4 for Portrait Photography
Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Image Stabilization
Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP
Optional External Viewfinder
Average Ergonomics&Handling
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Average sized 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 18.0MP
Average Ergonomics&Handling
No Image Stabilization
No Built-in Viewfinder
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Olympus E-PL9 for Street Photography
Nikon 1 J4 for Street Photography
Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Image Stabilization
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Tilting LCD Screen
Optional External Viewfinder
Medium sized Body
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Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Average sized 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm) sensor
Medium sized Body
No Image Stabilization
No Built-in Viewfinder
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Olympus E-PL9 for Sports Photography
Nikon 1 J4 for Sports Photography
Image Stabilization
Fast Continuous Shooting: 8.6fps
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/4000s
121 Focus Points
Wireless Connection
Optional External Viewfinder
Average Ergonomics&Handling
Environmental Sealings
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Fast Continuous Shooting: 60.0fps
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/4000s
105 Cross Type Focus sensors
171 Focus Points
Wireless Connection
Average Ergonomics&Handling
No Image Stabilization
No Built-in Viewfinder
Environmental Sealings
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Olympus E-PL9 for Daily Photography
Nikon 1 J4 for Daily Photography
Olympus E-PL9 for Landscape Photography
Nikon 1 J4 for Landscape Photography
Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Live-view
Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP
No Environmental Sealings
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Very High Resolution Sensor: 18.0MP
Live-view
Average sized 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm) sensor
No Environmental Sealings
Read the details
Number of available lenses is a big decision factor while choosing your interchangeable lens camera. When we look at the available lenses for these two cameras, we see that Olympus E-PL9 has an advantage over Nikon 1 J4. There are 103 lenses for Olympus E-PL9's Micro Four Thirds mount, on the other hand there are only 13 lenses for Nikon 1 J4's Nikon 1 lens mount.
Another important factor is the availability of image stabilization. Olympus E-PL9 has a big advantage in this regard because it has a sensor based image stabilization which means that all the lenses mounted to this body will be stabilized. On the other hand, Nikon 1 J4 doesn't have this feature so you have to buy a lens with optical stabilization feature. Currently there are 7 lenses for Nikon 1 mount with Optical Image Stabilization features.
| Lens Type |
# of Olympus E-PL9 Lenses |
# of Nikon 1 J4 Lenses |
| Standard Zoom |
15 |
4 |
| Standard Prime |
12 |
2 |
| Wideangle Zoom |
5 |
1 |
| Wideangle Prime |
28 |
2 |
| Telephoto Zoom |
17 |
2 |
| Telephoto Prime |
8 |
n/a |
| SuperZoom |
8 |
2 |
| Wideangle Fisheye Prime |
5 |
n/a |
| Macro Prime |
4 |
n/a |
| Perspective Control Prime |
n/a |
n/a |
| Telephoto Mirror Prime |
1 |
n/a |
| TOTAL |
103 |
13 |
You may have already made your decision about which camera suits better for your needs and your budget so far but in case you wonder how we rated Olympus E-PL9 and Nikon 1 J4, below you can find their scores in five different aspects.
Our Decision Algorithm dynamically scores cameras using 63 different specs, current price and DxO Mark scores (where possible) in order to make a more objective and consistent comparison.
Here is a summary of how Olympus E-PL9 and Nikon 1 J4 scores compare:
Olympus E-PL9
Ranked
#24 out of 125 in Rangefinder-style mirrorless cameras
Ranked
#155 out of 1205 in all Cameras
Nikon 1 J4
Ranked
#68 out of 125 in Rangefinder-style mirrorless cameras
Ranked
#311 out of 1205 in all Cameras
Olympus E-PL9 is the overall winner of this comparison. It has a higher Overall Score and beats Nikon 1 J4 in all criteria except one: Portability. But the size difference between these cameras are negligible in real world so it is not a big disadvantage for Olympus E-PL9.
| General |
Olympus PEN E-PL9 |
Nikon 1 J4 |
| Brand |
Olympus |
Nikon |
| Announced |
2018-02-08 |
2014-04-10 |
| Body Type |
Rangefinder-style mirrorless |
Rangefinder-style mirrorless |
Sensor |
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| Type |
CMOS |
CMOS |
| Size |
Four Thirds |
1" |
| Dimensions |
17.3 x 13 mm |
13.2 x 8.8 mm |
| Area |
224.90mm2 |
116.16mm2 |
| Megapixels |
16 megapixels |
18 megapixels |
| Max Resolution |
4608 x 3456 |
5232 x 3488 |
| Max Native Light sensitivity |
6,400 ISO |
12,800 ISO |
| Max Boosted Light Sensitivity |
25600 ISO |
- |
| Min Native Light sensitivity |
200 ISO |
160 ISO |
| Min Boosted Light Sensitivity |
100 ISO |
- |
| RAW Support |
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Autofocus |
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| AF Touch |
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| AF Continuous |
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| AF Single |
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| AF Tracking |
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| AF Selective |
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| AF Center |
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| AF Multi Area |
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| AF Live View |
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| AF Face Detection |
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| AF Contrast Detection |
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| AF Phase Detection |
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| Number of Focus Points |
121 |
171 |
Lens |
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| Manual Focus |
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| Lens Mount |
Micro Four Thirds |
Nikon 1 |
| Number of Available Lenses |
103 |
13 |
Screen |
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| Type |
Tilting |
Fixed type |
| Size |
3" |
3" |
| Resolution |
1,040k dots |
1,037k dots |
| Touch Screen |
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Viewfinder |
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| Viewfinder |
Electronic (optional) |
None |
Photography Features |
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| Max Shutter Speed |
1/4000s |
1/4000s |
| Shutter Priority |
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| Aperture Priority |
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| Manual Exposure Mode |
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| Custom White Balance |
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| Image Stabilization |
Sensor-shift |
No |
| Built-in Flash |
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| Flash Range |
7.60 m (at ISO 200) |
5.00 m (ISO 100) |
| External Flash |
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| Continuous Shooting |
8.6 fps |
60.0 fps |
| Multi-Segment |
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| Average |
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| Spot |
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| Partial |
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| AF-Area |
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| Center Weighted |
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| AE Bracketing |
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| WB Bracketing |
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Video Features |
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| Max Video Resolution |
3840 x 2160 |
1920 x 1080 |
| Video Formats |
MPEG-4, H.264 |
MPEG-4, H.264 |
| Microphone Port |
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| Headphone Port |
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Connectivity |
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| Wireless Connectivity |
Built-In |
Built-In |
| HDMI |
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Physical |
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| Environmental Sealing |
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| Weight |
380g |
232g |
| Dimensions |
117 x 68 x 39mm |
100 x 60 x 29mm |
| Battery Life |
350 shots |
300 shots |
Other Features |
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| Timelapse Recording |
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| GPS |
None |
None |
DxO Sensor Scores |
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Report a correction |
Report a correction |