Olympus E-P7 vs Pentax Q10

Lets look closer at the Olympus E-P7 vs Pentax Q10, both Entry-Level Mirrorless cameras by companies Olympus and Pentax. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the E-P7 (20MP) and Q10 (12MP) and the E-P7 (Four Thirds) and Q10 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-P7 was announced 8 years later than the Q10 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before diving in to a full comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the E-P7 grades vs the Q10 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-P7 & Pentax Q10. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-P7 Gallery & Pentax Q10 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-P7 features outer measurements of 118mm x 69mm x 38mm (4.6" x 2.7" x 1.5") having a weight of 337 grams (0.74 lbs) while the Pentax Q10 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the E-P7 vs the Q10.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the E-P7 and Q10 is 86 and 92 respectively.

Generally, its hard to visualise the difference in sensor measurements purely by checking out specs. The graphic below may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-P7 and Q10.

All in all, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-P7 having a larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus E-P7 will show extra detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The fresher E-P7 will have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.