Leica CL vs Olympus E-PL7

The following is a extensive assessment of the Leica CL versus Olympus E-PL7, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Leica and Olympus. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the CL (24MP) and E-PL7 (16MP) and the CL (APS-C) and E-PL7 (Four Thirds) enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The CL was released 3 years after the E-PL7 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before going through a in-depth comparison, below is a quick overview of how the CL grades versus the E-PL7 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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For those who are planning to travel with your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and volume. The Leica CL offers physical dimensions of 131mm x 78mm x 45mm (5.2" x 3.1" x 1.8") with a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-PL7 has sizing of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") along with a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the CL vs the E-PL7.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the CL and E-PL7 is 82 and 86 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reading specifications. The picture here might give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the CL and E-PL7.

Plainly, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The CL featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Leica CL will offer you extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more recent CL should have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.