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Is the Olympus E-PL9 good for Portrait Photography?

Olympus PEN E-PL9
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Olympus E-PL9 Portrait Photography Score

AVERAGE
Olympus E-PL9 has a score of 58 for Portrait Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Portrait Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
Read our detailed Olympus E-PL9 Review

  • See Also: Best Micro Four Thirds Mount Lenses for Portrait Photography

Olympus E-PL9 Portrait Photography Detailed Analysis
Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor

Large sensors provide shallower depth of field and a nice blurry background for your portrait shots.

Image Stabilization

Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long exposures and long focal lengths thus ensuring sharper portraits

Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP

Olympus E-PL9's 16.0MP resolution is not the best in its class but you can still manage relatively large prints of your portrait shots and crop without losing too much detail.

Average Ergonomics&Handling

Good handling and existence of well placed physical controls on the camera body is very important during portrait shooting. It is faster and more intuitive to change the camera settings with dedicated buttons and knobs instead delving into the menus on the LCD.

No Built-in Viewfinder

In the lack of a a viewfinder, holding the camera away from the body while using live view is not very stable, especial with heavy camera bodies and lenses. Besides, LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

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Olympus E-PL9 Alternatives in Entry-Level Mirrorless cameras for Portrait Photography

Fujifilm X-S10

Compare E-PL9 vs X-S10

26 MP | APS-C BSI-CMOS Sensor
Fujifilm X Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #60
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #48

Fujifilm X-S10
Imaging
Features
Value for Money 93
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 93
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Fujifilm X-S20

Compare E-PL9 vs X-S20

26 MP | APS-C BSI-CMOS Sensor
Fujifilm X Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #43
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #41

Fujifilm X-S20
Imaging
Features
Value for Money 95
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 93
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus E-M10 III

Compare E-PL9 vs E-M10 III

16 MP | Four Thirds CMOS Sensor
Micro Four Thirds Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #154
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #108

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus E-M10 IV

Compare E-PL9 vs E-M10 IV

20 MP | Four Thirds CMOS Sensor
Micro Four Thirds Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #147
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #102

Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus E-PL8

Compare E-PL9 vs E-PL8

16 MP | Four Thirds CMOS Sensor
Micro Four Thirds Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #224
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #135

Olympus PEN E-PL8
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 90
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus E-P7

Compare E-PL9 vs E-P7

20 MP | Four Thirds CMOS Sensor
Micro Four Thirds Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #170
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #121

Olympus PEN E-P7
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 91
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus E-PL9

Compare E-PL9 vs E-PL9

16 MP | Four Thirds CMOS Sensor
Micro Four Thirds Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #184
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #125

Olympus PEN E-PL9
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 90
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Fujifilm X-T20

Compare E-PL9 vs X-T20

24 MP | APS-C CMOS X-TRANS III Sensor
Fujifilm X Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #141
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #98

Fujifilm X-T20
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Fujifilm X-E3

Compare E-PL9 vs X-E3

24 MP | APS-C CMOS X-TRANS III Sensor
Fujifilm X Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #188
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #127

Fujifilm X-E3
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 90
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Fujifilm X-T100

Compare E-PL9 vs X-T100

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
Fujifilm X Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #149
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #106

Fujifilm X-T100
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
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