Olympus OM-D E-M10 vs. Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake

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In depth comparison and review of Olympus OM-D E-M10 and Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake. 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 vs. Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake lens
Height 8.23 cm 6.85 cm
Width 11.91 cm 11.83 cm
Depth 4.59 cm 3.81 cm
Weight 350 g 289 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 289 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 337 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver Silver with black lens
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Olympus OM-D E-M10 Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 17,200,000 pixels 21,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,100,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (4/3") Four Thirds (17.4 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Olympus OM-D E-M10 Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Image Processor TruePic VII TruePic VIII
LENS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 ED EZ
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 Micro Four Thirds
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 Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 81 121
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye priority AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF Yes
VIEWFINDER Olympus OM-D E-M10 Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.15x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AF-in-focus, aperture, white balance, metering system, Exposure Mode, image stabilizer, battery status, AF lock, AF point, electronic level -
Field of View Crop Factor 2 2
Features Viewfinder brightness control, auto eye sensor, colour temperature control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus OM-D E-M10 Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Extended ISO (Min) - 100
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-25600 ISO 100, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 200-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot
Exposure Metering Zones 324 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Art Filter bracketing, Dynamic Range Bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, night portrait, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, 3D image, panorama assist, night scene, Underwater, sports mode, sunset, candle, high key, low key, documents, nature macro, e-portrait, fisheye converter, wide converter, macro converter, handheld starlight, digital IS Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, night landscape, panorama assist, panning, sports mode, sunset, candle, documents, nature macro, e-portrait, handheld starlight, backlight correction HDR, light trace, portrait + nightscape, multi focus
Special Effects Sepia, Monotone, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Vivid, purple, blue, green, Frames, Black & White Orange filter, soft focus, natural, monochrome, Black & White Green filter, Muted, portrait, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, i-Enhance, Dramatic Tone, Image Overlay, Key Line, Star Light, White Edge Sepia, Monotone, Vivid, purple, blue, green, Custom Effect, soft focus, natural, monochrome, 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
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus OM-D E-M10 Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,037,000 pixels 1,037,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Contrast control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Olympus OM-D E-M10 Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 5.4
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 AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control Flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus OM-D E-M10 Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, WAV
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Olympus OM-D E-M10 Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
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
Image Storage RAW 4608 x 3456 - 17 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 7.5 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 3.5 MB
JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 1.7 MB
JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.4 MB
5184 x 3888
Video Capture MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 24Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 16Mbps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 8Mbps
AVI - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 16Mbps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p
MOV - 1280 x 720 p
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus OM-D E-M10 Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Battery Type Olympus BLS-5 Lithium Ion Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion
Details Olympus BLS-5 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 320 shots Photo shooting - 360 shots
Video recording - 140 minutes
CONNECTIONS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Olympus OM-D E-M10 Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3.5 frames per second 5 frames per second, 15 frames per second, 6.3 frames per second, 4.8 frames per second, 8.7 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, takes photos while film recording, built-in help guide, Shadow Adjustment Technology, in-camera RAW processing, HDR image enhancement technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Dual Axis Electronic Level, GPS via mobile Audio recording, built-in speaker, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, in-camera red-eye removal, shadow point display, highlight point display, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, silent shooting, GPS via mobile
OTHERS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Software Olympus Viewer 3 -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 1 year
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