Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II vs. Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C

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In depth comparison and review of Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II and Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C. 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.

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Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II vs. Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II lens Body only
Height 8.44 cm 7.11 cm
Width 12.17 cm 12.4 cm
Depth 4.9 cm 5.35 cm
Weight 335 g 424 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 335 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 383 g
Camera body only: 424 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 509 g
Body Material Engineering plastic -
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver Silver | Black
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 21,800,000 pixels 25,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (4/3") Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Image Processor TruePic VIII BIONZ X
LENS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 ED EZ - zoom -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 84mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 20 cm -
Max View Angle 75 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual (by ring) -
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements -
Filter Size 37 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Sony E-mount
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, Zoom Maximum Speed Adjustment, MSC technology, Super HR (High Refractive) index lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function -
FOCUSING Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 121 693
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Assist Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF -
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, Face Recognition, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.23x 0.59x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +3
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, aperture, white balance, Exposure Mode, image stabilizer, exposure bracketing, battery status, AF lock, AF point, electronic level, metering mode -
Field of View Crop Factor 2 -
Features Viewfinder brightness control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
ISO (Max) 25600 204800
Native ISO 200-25600 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 80-25600 ISO 50, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 324 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing -
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, night scene, panning, sports mode, sunset, candle, night scene with portrait, documents, nature macro, e-portrait, handheld starlight, backlight correction HDR, light trace, multi focus -
Special Effects Sepia, Monotone, Neutral, Vivid, purple, blue, green, soft focus, natural, Flat, portrait, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Key Line, Vintage, Instant Film, e-Portrait, i-Finish, Colour Creator Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box, Posterisation (B/W)
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, 2000K - 14000K Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3, 5 or 9 steps
X-sync Speed 1/250sec, 1/4000 sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Tilting Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5.1 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
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, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage - JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 3936 x 2624
JPEG 3008 x 2000
JPEG 3936 x 2624
JPEG 1968 x 1312
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3488 x 2624
JPEG 2656 x 2000
JPEG 3488 x 2624
JPEG 1744 x 1312
JPEG 6000 x 3376
JPEG 3936 x 2216
JPEG 3008 x 1688
JPEG 3008 x 1688
JPEG 1968 x 1112
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2624 x 2624
JPEG 2000 x 2000
JPEG 1312 x 1312
Video Capture MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 24 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Battery Type Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100
Details Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 360 shots
Video recording - 80 minutes
Photo shooting - 680 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 740 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 140 minutes
CONNECTIONS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 USB-C, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, QR code scanning Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 8.7 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, Dual Axis Electronic Level, silent shooting, High Dynamic Range (HDR), multiple exposure capture, image overlay, Post-recording function Built-in speaker, histogram display, colour control, saturation control, interval shooting mode, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), fast motion recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, GPS via mobile, S-Log2 gamma setting, slow motion recording, Clear Image Zoom 2.0x, peripheral shading correction, image distortion correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting
OTHERS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable Body cap
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
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