Nikon S8000 vs Olympus E-PL7

Here is a extended comparison of the Nikon S8000 vs Olympus E-PL7, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Nikon and Olympus. The image resolution of the S8000 (14MP) and the E-PL7 (16MP) is very close but the S8000 (1/2.3") and E-PL7 (Four Thirds) possess totally different sensor sizes.

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The S8000 was announced 5 years before the E-PL7 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Nikon S8000 being a Compact camera and the Olympus E-PL7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a short overview of how the S8000 matches up vs the E-PL7 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix S8000 and Olympus PEN E-PL7. The whole galleries are viewable at Nikon S8000 Gallery and Olympus E-PL7 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Nikon S8000 provides outer measurements of 103mm x 57mm x 27mm (4.1" x 2.2" x 1.1") and a weight of 183 grams (0.40 lbs) and the Olympus E-PL7 has measurements of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") and a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs).

Contrast the Nikon S8000 vs Olympus E-PL7 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have during that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the S8000 versus the E-PL7.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the S8000 and E-PL7 is 93 and 86 respectively.

Often, it's hard to envision the gap in sensor sizing just by researching specifications. The visual here may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the S8000 and E-PL7.

Plainly, both of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The S8000 having a smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Olympus E-PL7 will provide you with more detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older S8000 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.