Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake vs. Olympus OM System 1

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Detailed comparison and review of Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake and Olympus OM System 1. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

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Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake vs. Olympus OM System 1 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Olympus OM System 1
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake lens Body only
Height 6.8 cm 9.16 cm
Width 11.71 cm 13.48 cm
Depth 3.9 cm 7.27 cm
Weight 332 g 511 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 332 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 380 g
Camera body only: 511 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 599 g
Enclosure Colour Brown | White -
Protection - Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-proof, IP53
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Olympus OM System 1
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel 20.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS Stacked BSI Live MOS
Total Pixels 17,200,000 pixels 22,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,100,000 pixels 20,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) Four Thirds (4/3")
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (3-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Olympus OM System 1
Image Processor TruePic VIII TruePic X
LENS Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Olympus OM System 1
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 PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Olympus OM System 1
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 121 1053
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF AI Focus AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Olympus OM System 1
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor 2 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Olympus OM System 1
ISO (Max) 25600 102400
Native ISO 100-6400 -
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 102400
Extended ISO (Min) - 80
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600) ISO 200-102400, ISO 80-102400
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 324 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority -
Bracketing Modes - Art Filter bracketing, Dynamic Range Bracketing, focus bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Special Effects Soft focus, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Bleach Bypass, Key Line, Vintage, Instant Film Monotone, Vivid, 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, Colour Creator, Underwater
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets 2000K - 14000K -
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled 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, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed - 1/250sec, 1/8000 sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV -5.5-19 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Olympus OM System 1
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control -
FLASH Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Olympus OM System 1
Camera Flash Pop-up flash External 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, slow synchro, flash OFF mode
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features Flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Olympus OM System 1
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, MOV, H.265, MPEG-4 AVC
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 4096 x 2160
Audio Signal Format PCM, WAV Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Olympus OM System 1
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, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card 64 GB SDXC -
Memory Card Included Yes -
Image Storage RAW 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3200 x 2400
JPEG 1280 x 960
5184 x 3888
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-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Olympus OM System 1
Battery Type Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion Olympus BLX-1 Lithium Ion
Details Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Olympus BLX-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 350 shots
Video recording - 140 minutes
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CONNECTIONS Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Olympus OM System 1
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning -
Print Standard Exif Print support Exif Print 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 3.0 (USB Type-C)
Remote control input (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Olympus OM System 1
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec 2sec, 12sec, custom
Continuous Shooting Speed 6.1 frames per second, 8.6 frames per second, 4.8 frames per second, 14.1 frames per second 120 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, Full-time Live View Built-in speaker, auto power save, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, HDR image enhancement technology, high-speed recording, Dual Axis Electronic Level, silent shooting, GPS via mobile, multiple exposure capture, Focus Stacking, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, 80-megapixel High Resolution mode
OTHERS Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Olympus OM System 1
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, carrying bag Shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, cable clip, cable protector
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years -
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