Olympus E-PL7 vs Panasonic FP3

Lets look closer at the Olympus E-PL7 versus Panasonic FP3, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the E-PL7 (16MP) and the FP3 (14MP) is pretty comparable but the E-PL7 (Four Thirds) and FP3 (1/2.3") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL7 was launched 4 years later than the FP3 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FP3 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the E-PL7 scores vs the FP3 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL7 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-PL7 Gallery & Panasonic FP3 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL7 has got outside measurements 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 Panasonic FP3 has sizing of 99mm x 59mm x 19mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.7") with a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you choose at that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the E-PL7 versus the FP3.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the E-PL7 and FP3 is 86 and 95 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to picture the contrast in sensor measurements merely by seeing technical specs. The graphic underneath may offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL7 and FP3.

As you can tell, both of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL7 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus E-PL7 will produce extra detail utilizing its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The younger E-PL7 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.