In depth comparison and review of Olympus PEN E-PL7 and Sony Alpha SLT-A58. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Olympus PEN E-PL7 | Sony Alpha SLT-A58 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system | Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 6.7 cm | 9.55 cm |
| Width | 11.49 cm | 12.86 cm |
| Depth | 3.84 cm | 7.77 cm |
| Weight | 357 g | 492 g |
| Body Material | Metal | - |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | White | Black |
| SENSOR | Olympus PEN E-PL7 | Sony Alpha SLT-A58 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 16.1 Megapixel | 20.1 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | Live MOS | Exmor APS HD CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 17,200,000 pixels | 20,400,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 16,100,000 pixels | 20,100,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) | APS-C (23.2 x 15.4 mm) |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor Features | Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) | Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating |
| Image Stabiliser | - | Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | - | Yes |
| PROCESSOR | Olympus PEN E-PL7 | Sony Alpha SLT-A58 |
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| Image Processor | TruePic VII | BIONZ |
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| LENS | Olympus PEN E-PL7 | Sony Alpha SLT-A58 |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Micro Four Thirds | - |
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| FOCUSING | Olympus PEN E-PL7 | Sony Alpha SLT-A58 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection | TTL phase detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 81 | 15 |
| Auto Focus Features | - | Manual Focus Check Live View |
| AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF |
| Face Detection | Eye Detect AF | Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Recognition, Smile Shutter |
| VIEWFINDER | Olympus PEN E-PL7 | Sony Alpha SLT-A58 |
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| Viewfinder Type | - | Electronic - OLED |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | - | Colour |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | - | 0.5" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | - | 1,440,000 pixels |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | - | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | - | 0.88x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | - | -4 to +4 |
| Field of View Crop Factor | - | 1.5 |
| Features | - | Auto eye sensor |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Olympus PEN E-PL7 | Sony Alpha SLT-A58 |
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| ISO (Max) | 25600 | 16000 |
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| Native ISO | 100-1600 | - |
| Extended ISO (Max) | 25600 | - |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 200-25600, ISO auto (200-25600) | ISO auto, ISO 100-16000 |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 324 | 1200 |
| 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 | - |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, 3D image, night scene, panning, sports mode, sunset, candle, high key, night scene with portrait, low key, documents, nature macro, e-portrait, auto-panorama, fisheye converter, wide converter, macro converter, handheld starlight | Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View |
| 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, Key Line, Vintage | Black & White, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, landscape, portrait, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K | Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) |
| Shutter Type | Mechanical | - |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/4000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 60 sec | 30 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±3 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps | ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | 7 steps in 1/3 or 2/3 EV steps | 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 2 or 3 EV steps |
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes | Yes |
| X-sync Speed | 1/250sec, 1/4000 sec | 1/160 sec |
| Exposure Range | EV -2-20 - wide lens (ISO 100) | EV -2-17 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Olympus PEN E-PL7 | Sony Alpha SLT-A58 |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 2.7" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | Yes | - |
| Display Format | 1,037,000 pixels | 460,800 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Folding | Folding |
| Display Features | Display brightness control, display colour control | Contrast control, display brightness control |
| FLASH | Olympus PEN E-PL7 | Sony Alpha SLT-A58 |
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| Camera Flash | Detachable flash | Pop-up flash |
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| Guide Number (m / ISO 100) | 10 | 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 | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing |
| External Flash Name | Olympus FL-LM1 | - |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Olympus PEN E-PL7 | Sony Alpha SLT-A58 |
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| Digital Video Format | AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV | AVCHD, H.264 |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Surround Sound | - | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Stereo |
| Microphone Features | Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control | - |
| MEMORY | Olympus PEN E-PL7 | Sony Alpha SLT-A58 |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card | Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card |
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| 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, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo |
| 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 |
5456 x 3632 3872 x 2576 2736 x 1824 |
| 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 MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps |
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 17Mbps H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Olympus PEN E-PL7 | Sony Alpha SLT-A58 |
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| Battery Type | Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion | Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) | Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1600 mAh (included) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 350 shots (Live View mode) | Photo shooting - 690 shots (EVF on) Photo shooting - 700 shots (LCD Monitor on) |
| CONNECTIONS | Olympus PEN E-PL7 | Sony Alpha SLT-A58 |
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| Interface | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN | HDMI, USB 2.0 |
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| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching | DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type | USB 2.0 Composite video/audio output HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) |
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B) Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) |
| FEATURES | Olympus PEN E-PL7 | Sony Alpha SLT-A58 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 2sec, 12sec | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 8 frames per second, 3.7 frames per second | 8 frames per second |
| HDR Mode | HDR post-processing | - |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, built-in speaker, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, highlight point display, face detection, built-in help guide, Shadow Adjustment Technology, in-camera RAW processing, Full-time Live View, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Touch Shutter technology, FlashAir Card Ready | RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, built-in help guide, automatic display brightness adjustment, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), AUTO+ (Advanced AUTO) mode, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, BRAVIA Sync function, Auto Object Framing, Translucent Mirror technology |
| OTHERS | Olympus PEN E-PL7 | Sony Alpha SLT-A58 |
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| Included Accessories | Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable | Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, micro-USB cable |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Viewer 2 | Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| Service & Support | - | Limited warranty - 1 year |
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