Olympus E-PL6 vs Olympus 7000

Below is a in-depth review of the Olympus E-PL6 and Olympus 7000, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are designed by Olympus. There is a significant difference among the image resolutions of the E-PL6 (16MP) and 7000 (12MP) and the E-PL6 (Four Thirds) and 7000 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL6 was revealed 5 years later than the 7000 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the E-PL6 scores vs the 7000 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL6 and Olympus Stylus 7000. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL6 Gallery and Olympus 7000 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL6 enjoys outside measurements of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") and a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) whilst the Olympus 7000 has proportions of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the E-PL6 and the 7000.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL6 and 7000 is 88 and 94 respectively.

Generally, its hard to see the gap in sensor measurements just by viewing specs. The visual underneath will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL6 and 7000.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL6 using its bigger sensor will make getting bokeh simpler and the Olympus E-PL6 will provide you with more detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The younger E-PL6 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.