Nikon Z50 vs Olympus E-PL7

Lets look a little more closely at the Nikon Z50 vs Olympus E-PL7, both Entry-Level Mirrorless digital cameras by manufacturers Nikon and Olympus. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the Z50 (21MP) and E-PL7 (16MP) and the Z50 (APS-C) and E-PL7 (Four Thirds) offer different sensor sizing.

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The Z50 was brought out 5 years later than the E-PL7 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Nikon Z50 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus E-PL7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a thorough comparison, here is a concise overview of how the Z50 matches up against the E-PL7 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Z50 & Olympus PEN E-PL7. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon Z50 Gallery & Olympus E-PL7 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Nikon Z50 comes with outside measurements of 127mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 397 grams (0.88 lbs) and the Olympus E-PL7 has dimensions 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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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have during that time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the Z50 compared to the E-PL7.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the Z50 and E-PL7 is 74 and 86 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements only by looking at specs. The photograph here will give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the Z50 and E-PL7.

All in all, the two cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Z50 because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Nikon Z50 will give you extra detail having its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos way more aggressively. The fresher Z50 should have an edge with regard to sensor technology.