Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm

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In depth comparison and review of Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake and Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm. 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 PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 5.8K - mirrorless system
Lens Included M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake lens Panasonic 12-60mm lens
Height 6.85 cm 10.03 cm
Width 11.83 cm 13.84 cm
Depth 3.81 cm 9.96 cm
Weight 289 g 739 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 289 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 337 g
Camera body only: 739 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 823 g
Enclosure Colour Silver with black lens -
Protection - Splashproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 25.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 21,800,000 pixels 26,520,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 25,210,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.4 x 13.0 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) -
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Image Processor TruePic VIII Venus Engine
LENS Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 ED EZ Panasonic zoom lens 12 - 60 mm - f/3.5-5.6 LUMIX G - tele, wide angle
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 84mm 24 - 120mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 20 cm 20 cm
Max View Angle 75 degree(s) 84.05 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual (by ring) Manual
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements 9 groups / 11 elements
Filter Size 37 mm 58 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 ED glass, splashproof, aspherical lens, dustproof, waterproof
FOCUSING Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 121 -
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye priority AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Pinpoint AF, Zone AF, Eye priority AF, Animal detection AF, Body detection AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function, Pet Detection
VIEWFINDER Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 3,680,000 pixels (1280 x 960 x 3)
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 1.52x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 2 2
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO - 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 -
Extended ISO (Min) 100 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 200-25600 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 324 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing
Shooting Programs 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, 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 Sepia, Vivid, natural, monochrome, Flat, landscape, portrait, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Old Days, Standard, L. Monochrome, L. Monochrome D, L. Classic Neo, L. Monochrome S, Cinelike D2, Cinelike V2, Like709, Hybrid Log Gamma, V-Log
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 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 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,037,000 pixels 1,840,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control -
FLASH Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Camera 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 -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features Flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV MPEG-4, H.264, MOV, ProRes 422, H.265, ProRes 422 HQ
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 5760 x 4320
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM, WAV Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card, CFexpress
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, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress
Memory Card Included No -
Image Storage 5184 x 3888 5776 x 4336
4096 x 3072
2944 x 2208
11552 x 8672 - High Resolution Mode
8192 x 6144 - High Resolution Mode
5776 x 3848
4096 x 2728
2944 x 1960
11552 x 8672 - High Resolution Mode
8192 x 5464 - High Resolution Mode
5776 x 3248
4096 x 2304
2944 x 1656
11552 x 6496 - High Resolution Mode
8192 x 4608 - High Resolution Mode
4336 x 4336
3072 x 3072
2208 x 2208
8672 x 8672 - High Resolution Mode
6144 x 6144 - High Resolution Mode
Video Capture MOV - 3840 x 2160 p
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p
MOV - 1280 x 720 p
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Battery Type Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion Panasonic DMW-BLK22 Lithium Ion
Details Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Panasonic DMW-BLK22 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2200 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 360 shots
Video recording - 140 minutes
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CONNECTIONS Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning -
Print Standard Exif Print support Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Features - Vectorscope
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec, custom
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 15 frames per second, 6.3 frames per second, 4.8 frames per second, 8.7 frames per second 2 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 60 frames per second, 14 frames per second, 75 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features 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 Built-in speaker, sharpness control, colour control, saturation control, contrast control, built-in cooling fan, hue control, no Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), slow motion recording, V-Log L recording, 3D Digital Noise Reduction Technology, 2D Digital Noise Reduction Technology, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording
OTHERS Olympus PEN E-P7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable Eyepiece cover, lens hood, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, cable holder, BNC adapter
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year -
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