Epson R-D1 vs Olympus E-PL7

Below is a extensive overview of the Epson R-D1 vs Olympus E-PL7, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Epson and Olympus. There is a big difference among the resolutions of the R-D1 (6MP) and E-PL7 (16MP) and the R-D1 (APS-C) and E-PL7 (Four Thirds) feature different sensor sizing.

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The R-D1 was released 11 years before the E-PL7 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before diving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a simple summary of how the R-D1 grades vs the E-PL7 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Epson R-D1 and Olympus PEN E-PL7. The complete galleries are provided at Epson R-D1 Gallery and Olympus E-PL7 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Epson R-D1 provides outside measurements of 142mm x 89mm x 40mm (5.6" x 3.5" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 620 grams (1.37 lbs) while the Olympus E-PL7 has specifications of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") having a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you choose at that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the R-D1 vs the E-PL7.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the R-D1 and E-PL7 is 75 and 86 respectively.

Usually, it is tough to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements just by looking through a spec sheet. The visual below should give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the R-D1 and E-PL7.

Clearly, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The R-D1 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Olympus E-PL7 will provide you with extra detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots much more aggressively. The older R-D1 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.