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Olympus E-PL7 vs Panasonic ZS200

Portability
86
Imaging
53
Features
81
Overall
64
Olympus PEN E-PL7 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 front
Portability
86
Imaging
54
Features
66
Overall
58

Olympus E-PL7 vs Panasonic ZS200 Key Specs

Olympus E-PL7
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 25600
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 357g - 115 x 67 x 38mm
  • Announced September 2014
  • Replaced the Olympus E-PL6
  • Later Model is Olympus E-PL8
Panasonic ZS200
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Increase to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-360mm (F3.3-6.4) lens
  • 340g - 111 x 66 x 45mm
  • Introduced February 2018
  • Also Known as Lumix DC-TZ200
  • Replaced the Panasonic ZS100
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Olympus E-PL7 vs Panasonic ZS200 Overview

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-PL7 versus Panasonic ZS200, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the E-PL7 (16MP) and the ZS200 (20MP) is pretty similar but the E-PL7 (Four Thirds) and ZS200 (1") provide different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL7 was released 4 years before the ZS200 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief overview of how the E-PL7 matches up versus the ZS200 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-PL7 over the Panasonic ZS200

 E-PL7 ZS200 
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Selfie screen Take selfies

Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS200 over the Olympus E-PL7

 ZS200 E-PL7 
IntroducedFebruary 2018September 2014More recent by 42 months
Screen resolution1240k1037kCrisper screen (+203k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-PL7 and Panasonic ZS200

 E-PL7 ZS200 
Manually focus More exact focusing
Screen size3"3"Same screen measurement
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Olympus E-PL7 vs Panasonic ZS200 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera, you have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL7 offers outer measurements of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") having a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS200 has proportions of 111mm x 66mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-PL7 versus Panasonic ZS200 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the E-PL7 against the ZS200.

Olympus E-PL7 vs Panasonic ZS200 size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the E-PL7 and ZS200 is 86 and 86 respectively.

Olympus E-PL7 vs Panasonic ZS200 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-PL7 vs Panasonic ZS200 Sensor Comparison

In many cases, it is hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements just by reviewing technical specs. The photograph below will give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL7 and ZS200.

As you can tell, both cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-PL7 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh easier and the Panasonic ZS200 will deliver greater detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older E-PL7 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.

Olympus E-PL7 vs Panasonic ZS200 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-PL7 vs Panasonic ZS200 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-PL7 vs Panasonic ZS200 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-PL7 Portrait photography advice
Panasonic ZS200 Portrait photography advice
71
has manual focus
resolution is good (16MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
has face detection focus
exports RAW formats
65
focusing manually
good resolution (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
includes face detect autofocus
delivers RAW files
cannot use external flash
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-PL7 as a Street photography camera
Panasonic ZS200 as a Street photography camera
84
has a tilting screen
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
has touch focus
very good high ISO (25,600)
77
image stabilization (Optical)
nice sensor size (1")
delivers RAW files
features focus via touch
fixed screen
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus E-PL7
Sports photography with Panasonic ZS200
66
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
resolution is good (16MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
has tracking autofocus
no phase detect auto focus
70
great zoom range (24-360mm 15.0 x zoom)
quiet mode (1/16,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
includes tracking focus
better than average battery life (370 CIPA)
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-PL7 Travel photography details
Panasonic ZS200 Travel photography details
85
has touch focus
resolution is good (16MP)
selfie friendly screen
76
better than average battery life (370 CIPA)
connects via bluetooth
features focus via touch
good resolution (20 megapixels)
built-in flash
fairly wide (24mm)
great zoom (360mm)
does not have a selfie friendly display
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-PL7 Landscape photography info
Panasonic ZS200 Landscape photography info
79
has manual focus
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice screen size (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
very good high ISO (25,600)
exports RAW formats
70
focusing manually
fairly wide (24mm)
good sized screen (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (1")
delivers RAW files
better than average battery life (370 shots)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-PL7 Vlogging info
Panasonic ZS200 Vlogging info
78
selfie friendly screen
touchscreen
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
has face detection focus
video res high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
does not have external microphone port
35
fairly wide (24mm)
touch screen
image stabilization (Optical)
includes face detect autofocus
video resolution high (3840 x 2160 pxls)
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
does not have a selfie friendly display
no mic support
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Olympus E-PL7 vs Panasonic ZS200 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-PL7 and Panasonic ZS200
 Olympus PEN E-PL7Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200
General Information
Brand Olympus Panasonic
Model Olympus PEN E-PL7 Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200
Otherwise known as - Lumix DC-TZ200
Category Entry-Level Mirrorless Large Sensor Compact
Announced 2014-09-01 2018-02-13
Physical type Rangefinder-style mirrorless Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip TruePic VII Venus Engine
Sensor type CMOS MOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4608 x 3456 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 25600 12800
Highest enhanced ISO - 25600
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW photos
Lowest enhanced ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 81 49
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 24-360mm (15.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/3.3-6.4
Macro focus distance - 5cm
Total lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 2.7
Screen
Type of display Tilting Fixed Type
Display size 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 1,037 thousand dots 1,240 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic (optional) Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,330 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.53x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60s 60s
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/2000s
Fastest quiet shutter speed - 1/16000s
Continuous shutter rate 8.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range no built-in flash 6.80 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash options no built-in flash Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30 fps) -
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video format H.264, Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) Yes
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 357g (0.79 pounds) 340g (0.75 pounds)
Physical dimensions 115 x 67 x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") 111 x 66 x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 72 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 22.7 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 12.4 not tested
DXO Low light score 873 not tested
Other
Battery life 350 pictures 370 pictures
Battery style Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model BLS-50 -
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom) Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 shots @ 10 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC card SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I compatible)
Card slots One One
Price at release $499 $800