Olympus E-PM1 vs Canon G9X Mark II

Canon G9X Mark II advantages over Olympus E-PM1

• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Touchscreen
  Touch vs No touch
  Interact with your camera just like your smartphone
• Fast startup
  ~1.30 vs 1.8 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• Built-in Bluetooth
  Yes vs No
  Always-on wireless connectivity
• More dynamic range

  More dynamic range

  Cameras with more dynamic range allow you to take photos with dramatic differences in highlight and shadow areas while retaining detail in both.

  Think of a brilliant sunset on a rocky beach: Bright sunset in the background, with dark rocks in the foreground. High dynamic range means more of the extremes will be faithfully reproduced.

  Dynamic range test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  G9X Mark II test data on DxO Mark E-PM1 test data on DxO Mark
  12.5 vs 10.3 evs
  Retain detail in highlight and shadows
• Internal flash
  Internal flash vs None
  Useful in a pinch for fill flash
• Integrated ND filter
  Yes vs No
  Shoot in daylight with a large aperture or slow shutter
• Higher max flash sync
  1/2000 vs 1/160 sec
  Reduce the effect of ambient light in flash shots
• Newer
  8 years vs 13 years old
  Newer cameras often support more advanced features
• Shoots 24p video
  Yes vs No
  Gives your movies a big-screen feel
• More dots on screen
  1040k vs 460k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Shoots 1080p video
  Yes vs No
  You'll want this if you shoot video
• More pixels
  20.2 vs 12.3 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Faster JPEG shooting
  8.0 fps vs 5.3 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  31 vs 9 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)