Canon EOS M10 vs. Olympus PEN E-PL8

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS M10 and Olympus PEN E-PL8. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS M10 vs. Olympus PEN E-PL8 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS M10 Olympus PEN E-PL8
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 6.66 cm 6.83 cm
Width 10.8 cm 11.71 cm
Depth 3.5 cm 3.84 cm
Weight 265 g 326 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 326 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 374 g
Camera with battery, memory card and M.Zuiko 14-42mm II R lens: 491 g
Enclosure Colour Black | White Black | White
SENSOR Canon EOS M10 Olympus PEN E-PL8
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel 16.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 18,500,000 pixels 17,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,000,000 pixels 16,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (3-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Canon EOS M10 Olympus PEN E-PL8
Image Processor DIGIC 6 TruePic VII
LENS Canon EOS M10 Olympus PEN E-PL8
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF-M Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Canon EOS M10 Olympus PEN E-PL8
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 800
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS M10 Olympus PEN E-PL8
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS M10 Olympus PEN E-PL8
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO 100-12800 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 -
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800 ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot, partial Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot
Exposure Metering Zones - 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Art Filter bracketing, focus bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, self-portrait, food, sports mode, handheld night scene -
Special Effects Sepia, Neutral, purple, blue, green, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, HDR, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Standard Sepia, Monotone, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, soft focus, natural, Muted, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Key Line, Vintage
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step 7 steps in 1/3 or 2/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/125sec, 1/4000 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 - wide lens (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS M10 Olympus PEN E-PL8
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,037,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Canon EOS M10 Olympus PEN E-PL8
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5 10
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features Flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
External Flash Name - Olympus FL-LM1
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS M10 Olympus PEN E-PL8
Digital Video Format MPEG-4 AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Canon EOS M10 Olympus PEN E-PL8
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 4608 x 3456
RAW 5184 x 2912
RAW 3456 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 4320 x 2880
JPEG 2880 x 1920
JPEG 2304 x 1536
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3840 x 2880
JPEG 2560 x 1920
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 4320 x 2432
JPEG 2880 x 1616
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 408
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2880 x 2880
JPEG 1920 x 1920
JPEG 1536 x 1536
JPEG 480 x 480
RAW 4608 x 3456 - 17 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 7.5 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 3.5 MB
JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 1.1 MB
JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.4 MB
Video Capture MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
MPEG-4 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 24Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 12Mbps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 8Mbps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS M10 Olympus PEN E-PL8
Battery Type Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 255 shots (at 23 °C)
Photo shooting - 210 shots (at 0 °C)
Photo shooting - 350 shots
Video recording - 2.5 hours
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS M10 Olympus PEN E-PL8
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon EOS M10 Olympus PEN E-PL8
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4.6 frames per second 3.7 frames per second, 8.5 frames per second, 7.4 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode, HDR post-processing
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, highlight tone priority, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, Hybrid Auto, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction Audio recording, built-in speaker, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, shadow point display, highlight point display, in-camera RAW processing, Full-time Live View, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Touch Shutter technology
OTHERS Canon EOS M10 Olympus PEN E-PL8
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, USB cable Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable
Software Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility, Canon Image Transfer Utility Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Viewer 3
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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