OLYMPUS PEN E-PL9 Mirrorless Camera with 32 GB SD Card Reviews

Review score: / 10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £469.99

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OLYMPUS PEN E-PL9 Mirrorless Camera with 32 GB SD Card features

	OLYMPUS PEN E-PL9 Mirrorless Camera with 32 GB SD Card
Camera type	Mirrorless camera
Processor	Truepic VIII
Resolution	– Actual: 17.2 megapixels
Type	CMOS
Size	Four Thirds / 17.3 x 13 mm
Format	04:03
Cleaning	Supersonic Wave Filter
ISO sensitivity	– AUTO, 100 – 6400
Image stabilisation	Optical
Type	Live View
Screen	3” / 76.2 mm tiltable LCD touchscreen
Screen features	Resolution: 1,040,000 dots
Shutter speed	– 60 secs – 1/4000th
Continuous shooting	8.6 fps (with Autofocus)
Self-timer	– 2 seconds
Photo exposure modes	Auto, Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape with Portrait, Night Scene with portrait, Children, Hand-held Starlight, Night Scene, Fireworks, Light trails, Sports, Panning, Landscape, Sunset, Beach and Snow, Backlight HDR, Panorama, Candle, Silent mode, Macro, Nature Macro, Documents, Multi Focus
Photo effects	Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pale & Light Colour, Light Tone, Grainy Film, Pin Hole, Diorama, Cross Process, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Key Line, Water colour, Vintage, Partial Colour, Bleach Bypass, Instant Film
White balance	Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Daylight, Sunlight, Flash
Maximum photo resolution	4608 x 3456p
Photo file formats	– RAW
Video mode	Yes, with sound
Maximum video resolution	4K Ultra HD 3840 x 2160p (30 fps / 25 fps / 24 fps)
Other video resolutions	– Full HD 1920 x 1080p (30 fps / 25 fps / 24 fps)
Autofocus in video	Yes
Video file formats	MOV (MPEG-4AVC/H.264)
Audio file formats	Stereo
Memory card	– SD
Number of memory card slots	SD x 1
Built-in	Yes
Guide number	7.6 m at ISO 200
Hot-shoe adapter	Yes
Interface	Micro USB
TV output	HDMI
WiFi connectivity	Yes
App available	Olympus Image Share app
Battery type	Lithium-ion BLS-50
Battery life	Approx. 350 shots
Colour	Black
Box contents	– Olympus PEN E-PL9 Mirrorless Camera
Dimensions	68 x 117 x 39 mm (H x W x D)
Weight	380 g
Guarantee	1 year
Price	£469.99
Number of Reviews
Review Score	/ 10 Average score in category: 9.1 / 10
Buy	Find Best Price

Quality

As with any electrical items, it’s particularly important to study the quality of a product before you buy it. This is especially important for DSLR and compact system cameras. But when we’re buying online, what can be done to get an idea of a product’s quality?

Our first area to study is normally the features. We’ve given a full list of features for OLYMPUS PEN E-PL9 Mirrorless Camera with 32 GB SD Card above. This should give you a good idea of how good the product is in terms of features and functionality.

You’re also going to want to know how durable the product is, so here we’d advise taking a look at the materials that the DSLR and compact system cameras are made from.

There is also a lot of benefit in checking out the brand of the DSLR and compact system cameras. Some brands are known for manufacturing much better quality products. As I’m sure you’re aware, brands like Olympus are really well respected for making great DSLR and compact system cameras.

It’s also important to have a good idea of your expectations in terms of quality too. You may not actually be looking for the best quality product if your main goal is to get cheap DSLR and compact system cameras. So spend some time considering what’s important to you and think about the areas that you’d be happy to compromise or not.

Comparing Prices

That leads us nicely into price, where we’re going to spend some time looking at the price of OLYMPUS PEN E-PL9 Mirrorless Camera with 32 GB SD Card and seeing how that compares to other DSLR and compact system cameras and also looking at the sort of price you can expect to pay for products from Olympus.

It’s really good at this stage to spend some time just getting an idea of the sort of price you can expect to pay for your DSLR and compact system cameras. When you’re spent a bit of time looking at the prices, consider setting yourself a budget.

Setting yourself a budget will really help you to narrow down your search. It can also help you to avoid the slippery slope of buying a really expensive product that perhaps had advanced specifications that you didn’t need or couldn’t actually afford.

The price that we found OLYMPUS PEN E-PL9 Mirrorless Camera with 32 GB SD Card cheapest in our most recent search was at Currys and cost just £469.99.

How much do DSLR and compact system cameras cost on average?

We searched for all of the DSLR and compact system cameras that we could find at Currys. In total we found 67 different products available.

The average price of DSLR and compact system cameras was £981.79, which makes OLYMPUS PEN E-PL9 Mirrorless Camera with 32 GB SD Card below average in terms of price.

We also thought it would be useful for you to know how much the price of DSLR and compact system cameras can vary. Of the 67 products we found, the lowest cost that we found was £235.97 and the highest price we saw was £2499.00.

In the DSLR and compact system cameras category, 56 products cost more than OLYMPUS PEN E-PL9 Mirrorless Camera with 32 GB SD Card and 10 cost less.

How much are Olympus DSLR and compact system cameras?

Next up we thought it would be useful to narrow down our search a bit more and only look at DSLR and compact system cameras made by Olympus. We managed to find 3 options at Currys.

The average price of these 3 products was £554.32. With the cheapest coming in at £469.99 and most expensive currently showing as £649.99. Based on this price analysis it shows that OLYMPUS PEN E-PL9 Mirrorless Camera with 32 GB SD Card is below average against other Olympus DSLR and compact system cameras.

OLYMPUS PEN E-PL9 Mirrorless Camera with 32 GB SD Card Reviews

Reviews are without question your best piece of information when researching a product to buy online. We love customer reviews especially, as they’re not incentivised and just written by genuine customers.

We also love customer reviews because many of them will be from customers who have been using the product for some time. We found reviews for . So we’d strongly recommend you head over there and take the time to read plenty of the reviews to get a real feel for whether OLYMPUS PEN E-PL9 Mirrorless Camera with 32 GB SD Card is just what you’re after.

OLYMPUS PEN E-PL9 Mirrorless Camera with 32 GB SD Card review score is 9.4 out of 10. The average review score in the DSLR and compact system cameras category is 9.1 with an average of 54 reviews for each product. The average customer review score for products from Olympus is 9.5 based on an average of 4 reviews per product. So you’re definitely going to be in safe hands if you do choose to buy OLYMPUS PEN E-PL9 Mirrorless Camera with 32 GB SD Card

The other useful source of reviews is expert reviews. Whilst these won’t give you as much user feedback as the customer reviews, it does mean that you’re getting some expert opinions on the DSLR and compact system cameras. Companies like TechRadar are really well known for providing great reviews.

It’s also worth exploring other product options and reading their reviews. Just some of the products that we liked are PANASONIC Lumix DC-GH5LEB-K Compact System Camera with 12-60 mm f/2.8 reviews, PANASONIC LUMIX G DC-G9 Mirrorless Camera with LEICA DG VARIO-ELMARIT 12-60 mm f/2.8-4.0 ASPH POWER O.I.S. Lens, Sand reviews or PANASONIC Lumix DC-GH5MEB-K Compact System Camera with 12-60 mm f/3.5-5.6 Zoom Lens reviews. Or something a little different could be a product like PANASONIC Lumix DC-GH5EB-K Compact System Camera reviews or even PANASONIC LUMIX DC-G9 Mirrorless Camera with LUMIX G VARIO 12-60 mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH POWER O.I.S. Lens, Snow reviews.

Buying Olympus branded products

Brand, as mentioned earlier, is another really important factor to consider for buying DSLR and compact system cameras.

It looks like you’ve already got some idea of the sort of product you’re inserted in, as you’ve landed on this OLYMPUS PEN E-PL9 Mirrorless Camera with 32 GB SD Card review. However, if you do want to consider other brands just make sure you spend some time reading lots of reviews. If you decide to stick to Olympus then you’ll not be disappointed, judging by the customer reviews.

YouTube Video of OLYMPUS PEN E-PL9 Mirrorless Camera with 32 GB SD Card

Another fantastic source of information and great for reviews is video content. Below we’ve run a search for OLYMPUS PEN E-PL9 Mirrorless Camera with 32 GB SD Card on YouTube if you wanted to check out some of the video reviews that may have been created by customers or expert reviewers.

Summary

Based on the amazing reviews shown at the top of this review, we’re really impressed with OLYMPUS PEN E-PL9 Mirrorless Camera with 32 GB SD Card and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it as one of the top options if you’re looking to buy DSLR and compact system cameras. This is only highlighted by the great customer reviews and our review score of 9.4/10 overall.

All that’s left now is for you to head over to Currys to check out the customer reviews. Simply hit the green button at the bottom of your screen to start.

Further product details

- Product ID 1: 25698750445

- Product ID 2: 10203771

- Brand: Olympus

- Model number: EPL9

- EAN: 5055189029583

- Description: Make your blog stand outWhether you’re documenting your travels around Europe, adding your creations to an online marketplace, or wanting to step up your social feeds, the Olympus PEN E-PL9 Mirrorless Camera helps you get the images you want.Give your photos your own unique creative stamp with Art Filters. Go vintage with old-school film effects, make colours pop, or create a dramatic contrast scene.Flip the screenWork or play, there’s always time for a selfie. It’s easier than ever to get that perfect natural shot thanks to the flip-down screen. You get a beautifully blurred background with sharp focus on your face – you can even smooth out your skin tone in-camera.Image Share appCan’t wait till you get home to share? Use the accompanying app to transfer your images for easy upload. It’ll let you control the camera remotely (great for group portraits) and access how to guides when you’re on the move.Picture thisThe decisive moment, that perfect shot, missed because you were waiting for your camera to be ready to take a photo again. But it’s not your camera or your shooting technique – it’s all down to having the right memory card.To prevent that annoying lag when capturing high res images and HD video, the PEN E-PL9 comes with a high-performance memory card with a fast write speed. Now you can focus on your subject.