Olympus E-PL7 vs Panasonic S1H

The following is a complete assessment of the Olympus E-PL7 versus Panasonic S1H, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-PL7 (16MP) and S1H (24MP) and the E-PL7 (Four Thirds) and S1H (Full frame) come with different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL7 was revealed 6 years before the S1H which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic S1H being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a in depth comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the E-PL7 matches up against the S1H for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PL7 & Panasonic Lumix DC-S1H. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL7 Gallery & Panasonic S1H Gallery.

When you are intending to travel with your camera, you need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-PL7 comes with outer dimensions of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) while the Panasonic S1H has specifications of 151mm x 114mm x 110mm (5.9" x 4.5" x 4.3") with a weight of 1052 grams (2.32 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-PL7 versus Panasonic S1H in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select at that moment. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-PL7 compared to the S1H.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL7 and S1H is 86 and 52 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions only by reading through specs. The picture here should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL7 and S1H.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL7 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Panasonic S1H will resolve more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The more aged E-PL7 is going to be behind in sensor technology.