Nikon Z7 II vs Olympus E-PL7

Its time to examine more in depth at the Nikon Z7 II versus Olympus E-PL7, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Nikon and Olympus. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the Z7 II (46MP) and E-PL7 (16MP) and the Z7 II (Full frame) and E-PL7 (Four Thirds) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The Z7 II was announced 6 years after the E-PL7 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Nikon Z7 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus E-PL7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple summation of how the Z7 II grades vs the E-PL7 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Z7 Mark II & Olympus PEN E-PL7. The whole galleries are viewable at Nikon Z7 II Gallery & Olympus E-PL7 Gallery.

If you are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you should factor its weight and size. The Nikon Z7 II comes with external measurements of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") with a weight of 705 grams (1.55 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-PL7 has specifications of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") along with a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs).

Look at the Nikon Z7 II versus Olympus E-PL7 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at the time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the Z7 II and the E-PL7.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Z7 II and E-PL7 is 61 and 86 respectively.

Normally, its hard to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions just by going through technical specs. The pic below will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the Z7 II and E-PL7.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The Z7 II using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Nikon Z7 II will produce extra detail with its extra 30MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The newer Z7 II should have a benefit in sensor innovation.