Olympus FE-3010 vs Olympus E-PL7

Here is a in-depth overview of the Olympus FE-3010 and Olympus E-PL7, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both of them are manufactured by Olympus. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the FE-3010 (12MP) and E-PL7 (16MP) and the FE-3010 (1/2.3") and E-PL7 (Four Thirds) enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The FE-3010 was introduced 6 years prior to the E-PL7 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Olympus E-PL7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the FE-3010 grades versus the E-PL7 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-3010 & Olympus PEN E-PL7. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus FE-3010 Gallery & Olympus E-PL7 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-3010 enjoys outside measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 108 grams (0.24 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-PL7 has dimensions 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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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use during that time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the FE-3010 and the E-PL7.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-3010 and E-PL7 is 97 and 86 respectively.

Normally, its hard to see the contrast between sensor sizing merely by reading through technical specs. The photograph underneath should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-3010 and E-PL7.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The FE-3010 with its tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Olympus E-PL7 will give you greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-3010 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.