Canon EOS Mx Cameras (2019) vs Olympus Pen E-PL Cameras (2018)

The Canon EOS M6 Mark II (2019) is one of the very best Mirrorless Cameras that one can get for around $840. The Olympus Pen E-PL9 (2018), however, while a very good choice at its $300 price point, falls just short of being remarkable.

The Canon EOS M6 Mark II (2019) was loved by reviewers at Digital Photography Review, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "Best mirrorless cameras of 2021" roundup where it was named its "Best mirrorless camera around $1000", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

Moving on to the Olympus Pen E-PL9 (2018): it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like Techradar, Photography Blog, camerajabber.com, Tom's Guide, PCmag, Digital Photography Review, and Digital Camera World, enough for them to include them on those lists.

Out of the sources that tested and rated both of these Mirrorless Cameras, Digital Photography Review and Tom's Guide preferred the Canon EOS M6 Mark II (2019), whereas reviewers at Digitaltrends liked the Olympus Pen E-PL9 (2018) better. Techradar and PCmag gave them identical review scores.

We also took a look at which sources liked these products best - the highest Canon EOS M6 Mark II (2019) rating came from Digital Camera World, whereas the Olympus Pen E-PL9 (2018) most impressed reviewers at Techradar; they earned scores of 9 and 9, respectively.

Finally, we compared them to other Mirrorless Cameras on the market and found that the two of them got reviewed similarly to the majority of their competitors. The overall average review score for Mirrorless Cameras in general is 7.9 out of 10, whereas the Canon EOS M6 Mark II (2019) and Olympus Pen E-PL9 (2018) managed averages of 7.9 and 7.6 points, respectively.

It should be noted that it might not be entirely fair to do a direct Canon EOS M6 Mark II (2019) vs. Olympus Pen E-PL9 (2018) comparison due to the difference in their pricing; some sources have a tendency to review more premium products better than more affordable ones.