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Canon T7 vs Olympus E-420

Portability
68
Imaging
67
Features
62
Overall
65
Canon EOS Rebel T7 front
 
Olympus E-420 front
Portability
77
Imaging
44
Features
36
Overall
40

Canon T7 vs Olympus E-420 Key Specs

Canon T7
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400 (Increase to 12800)
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Canon EF/EF-S Mount
  • 475g - 129 x 101 x 78mm
  • Released February 2018
  • Alternative Name is EOS 2000D
Olympus E-420
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 426g - 130 x 91 x 53mm
  • Introduced June 2008
  • Previous Model is Olympus E-410
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Canon T7 vs Olympus E-420 Overview

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Canon T7 and Olympus E-420, both Entry-Level DSLR cameras by manufacturers Canon and Olympus. There exists a sizeable gap among the image resolutions of the T7 (24MP) and E-420 (10MP) and the T7 (APS-C) and E-420 (Four Thirds) enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The T7 was introduced 9 years after the E-420 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact SLR).

Before going straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the T7 scores against the E-420 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Canon T7 over the Olympus E-420

 T7 E-420 
IntroducedFebruary 2018June 2008Newer by 118 months
Screen sizing3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution920k230kClearer screen (+690k dot)

Reasons to pick Olympus E-420 over the Canon T7

 E-420 T7 

Common features in the Canon T7 and Olympus E-420

 T7 E-420 
Focus manually More precise focus
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Missing Touch friendly screen

Canon T7 vs Olympus E-420 Physical Comparison

If you are looking to travel with your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon T7 provides outer dimensions of 129mm x 101mm x 78mm (5.1" x 4.0" x 3.1") having a weight of 475 grams (1.05 lbs) while the Olympus E-420 has proportions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the T7 and the E-420.

Canon T7 vs Olympus E-420 size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the T7 and E-420 is 68 and 77 respectively.

Canon T7 vs Olympus E-420 top view buttons comparison

Canon T7 vs Olympus E-420 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, its tough to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions just by viewing specs. The pic underneath might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the T7 and E-420.

All in all, each of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The T7 with its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Canon T7 will provide you with greater detail using its extra 14MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The fresher T7 is going to have an advantage in sensor innovation.

Canon T7 vs Olympus E-420 sensor size comparison

Canon T7 vs Olympus E-420 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon T7 vs Olympus E-420 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon T7 Portrait photography factors
Olympus E-420 Portrait photography factors
80
focusing manually
MP count decent (24 megapixels)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
supports face detect autofocus
saves RAW formats
56
you can focus manually
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
MP count low (10 megapixels)
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Street Comparison

Canon T7 Street photography information
Olympus E-420 Street photography information
61
sensor size is good (APS-C)
saves RAW formats
screen does not articulate
lack of image stabilization
64
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
lighter than others in class (426g)
screen does not articulate
lack of image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Canon T7 Sports photography information
Olympus E-420 Sports photography information
62
MP count decent (24MP)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
supports tracking focus
has phase detect autofocus
painfully slow continuous shooting (3.0 fps)
lack of image stabilization
not so great battery (500 per charge)
38
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
sensor has phase detect auto focus
max frames per second low (4.0 frames/s)
lack of image stabilization
MP count low (10 megapixels)
not so great battery (500 CIPA)
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Travel Comparison

Canon T7 as a Travel photography camera
Olympus E-420 as a Travel photography camera
56
MP count decent (24MP)
flash built-in
lack of Timelapse recording
not so great battery (500 shots)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
52
lighter than others in class (426 grams)
built-in flash
lack of Timelapse function
not so great battery (500 CIPA)
MP count low (10 megapixels)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
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Landscape Comparison

Canon T7 Landscape photography highlights
Olympus E-420 Landscape photography highlights
66
focusing manually
swap lenses (Canon EF/EF-S mount)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
MP count decent (24 megapixels)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
saves RAW formats
lack of image stabilization
not so great battery (500 CIPA)
lack of Timelapse recording
47
you can focus manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
small screen (2.7 inches)
lack of image stabilization
MP count low (10 megapixels)
not so great battery (500 shots)
lack of Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Canon T7 Vlogging features
Olympus E-420 Vlogging features
28
supports face detect autofocus
high res video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
lack of image stabilization
lack of microphone port
9
no video shooting
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Canon T7 vs Olympus E-420 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon T7 and Olympus E-420
 Canon EOS Rebel T7Olympus E-420
General Information
Make Canon Olympus
Model type Canon EOS Rebel T7 Olympus E-420
Also called EOS 2000D -
Class Entry-Level DSLR Entry-Level DSLR
Released 2018-02-26 2008-06-23
Body design Compact SLR Compact SLR
Sensor Information
Chip Digic 4+ TruePic III
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size APS-C Four Thirds
Sensor measurements 22.3 x 14.9mm 17.3 x 13mm
Sensor surface area 332.3mm² 224.9mm²
Sensor resolution 24 megapixel 10 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3
Full resolution 6000 x 4000 3648 x 2736
Max native ISO 6400 1600
Max boosted ISO 12800 -
Min native ISO 100 100
RAW files
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Total focus points 9 3
Lens
Lens support Canon EF/EF-S Micro Four Thirds
Amount of lenses 326 45
Focal length multiplier 1.6 2.1
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inches 2.7 inches
Screen resolution 920k dot 230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) Optical (pentamirror)
Viewfinder coverage 95 percent 95 percent
Viewfinder magnification 0.5x 0.46x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30 secs 60 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/4000 secs
Continuous shooting speed 3.0 frames/s 4.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 9.20 m (at ISO 100) 12.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-eye Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/200 secs 1/180 secs
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 46 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM -
Max video resolution 1920x1080 None
Video format MPEG-4, H.264 -
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 475 gr (1.05 lbs) 426 gr (0.94 lbs)
Dimensions 129 x 101 x 78mm (5.1" x 4.0" x 3.1") 130 x 91 x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 71 56
DXO Color Depth rating 22.6 21.5
DXO Dynamic range rating 11.9 10.4
DXO Low light rating 1009 527
Other
Battery life 500 shots 500 shots
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID LP-E10 -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 12 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC card Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card
Storage slots 1 1
Cost at launch $390 $999