Olympus E-PL7 vs Pentax K-70

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus E-PL7 versus Pentax K-70, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-PL7 (16MP) and K-70 (24MP) and the E-PL7 (Four Thirds) and K-70 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL7 was manufactured 21 months prior to the K-70 making them a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going right into a full comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the E-PL7 matches up versus the K-70 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL7 & Pentax K-70. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL7 Gallery & Pentax K-70 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL7 enjoys outer dimensions of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") with a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) and the Pentax K-70 has sizing of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-PL7 versus Pentax K-70 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at the time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the E-PL7 and the K-70.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the E-PL7 and K-70 is 86 and 62 respectively.

Generally, its tough to envision the gap between sensor sizes just by looking at specifications. The image below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL7 and K-70.

To sum up, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-PL7 featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Pentax K-70 will give greater detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-PL7 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.