Olympus E-PL7 vs Olympus SP-800 UZ

Below is a in-depth review of the Olympus E-PL7 versus Olympus SP-800 UZ, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both manufactured by Olympus. The image resolution of the E-PL7 (16MP) and the SP-800 UZ (14MP) is pretty similar but the E-PL7 (Four Thirds) and SP-800 UZ (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL7 was announced 4 years later than the SP-800 UZ and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SP-800 UZ being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the E-PL7 scores versus the SP-800 UZ when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL7 & Olympus SP-800 UZ. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL7 Gallery & Olympus SP-800 UZ Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL7 has physical dimensions of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") having a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) and the Olympus SP-800 UZ has dimensions of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") along with a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs).

See the Olympus E-PL7 versus Olympus SP-800 UZ in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached at the time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-PL7 vs the SP-800 UZ.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the E-PL7 and SP-800 UZ is 86 and 69 respectively.

Usually, it is tough to visualise the gap between sensor measurements simply by reviewing a spec sheet. The visual below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL7 and SP-800 UZ.

Clearly, both of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-PL7 having a bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus E-PL7 will offer you more detail with its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs more aggressively. The younger E-PL7 is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.