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Olympus E-PL7 vs Pentax E85

Portability
86
Imaging
53
Features
81
Overall
64
Olympus PEN E-PL7 front
 
Pentax Optio E85 front
Portability
95
Imaging
35
Features
10
Overall
25

Olympus E-PL7 vs Pentax E85 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
  • Succeeded the Olympus E-PL6
  • Replacement is Olympus E-PL8
Pentax E85
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 32-96mm (F2.9-5.2) lens
  • 145g - 93 x 58 x 24mm
  • Launched September 2009
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Olympus E-PL7 vs Pentax E85 Overview

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus E-PL7 versus Pentax E85, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the E-PL7 (16MP) and E85 (12MP) and the E-PL7 (Four Thirds) and E85 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL7 was launched 5 years after the E85 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax E85 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the E-PL7 matches up vs the E85 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-PL7 over the Pentax E85

 E-PL7 E85 
LaunchedSeptember 2014September 2009More modern by 61 months
Manually focus Dial exact focusing
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display dimension3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution1037k230kCrisper display (+807k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Pentax E85 over the Olympus E-PL7

 E85 E-PL7 

Common features in the Olympus E-PL7 and Pentax E85

 E-PL7 E85 

Olympus E-PL7 vs Pentax E85 Physical Comparison

For those who are planning to carry around your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL7 has got outer measurements of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") and a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) and the Pentax E85 has sizing of 93mm x 58mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9") with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use at that moment. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the E-PL7 versus the E85.

Olympus E-PL7 vs Pentax E85 size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-PL7 and E85 is 86 and 95 respectively.

Olympus E-PL7 vs Pentax E85 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-PL7 vs Pentax E85 Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, its difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor sizes simply by looking through specifications. The image below will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL7 and E85.

Plainly, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-PL7 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting bokeh less difficult and the Olympus E-PL7 will result in greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more modern E-PL7 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.

Olympus E-PL7 vs Pentax E85 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-PL7 vs Pentax E85 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-PL7 vs Pentax E85 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus E-PL7
Portrait photography with Pentax E85
71
focusing manually
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
has face detection autofocus
delivers RAW formats
21
manual focus not available
lack of manual exposure
external flash not possible
sensor resolution low (12MP)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-PL7 Street photography features
Pentax E85 Street photography features
84
screen tilts
image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
provides focus via touch
very good high ISO (25,600)
47
no moving screen
lack of image stabilization
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-PL7 Sports photography features
Pentax E85 Sports photography features
66
image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor resolution is decent (16MP)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
has tracking autofocus
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
17
slow fps (1.0 fps)
no shutter priority
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-PL7 as a Travel photography camera
Pentax E85 as a Travel photography camera
85
provides focus via touch
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
screen is selfie friendly
51
has built in flash
lack of Time Lapse recording
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
display is not selfie friendly
wide angle not the best (32mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.9)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-PL7 Landscape photography features
Pentax E85 Landscape photography features
79
focusing manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor resolution is decent (16MP)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
very good high ISO (25,600)
delivers RAW formats
23
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not the best (32mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.9)
small screen (2.7 inch)
lack of manual exposure
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
lack of Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-PL7 Vlogging factors
Pentax E85 Vlogging factors
78
screen is selfie friendly
touch screen
image stabilization (Sensor based)
has face detection autofocus
high video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
does not have external mic port
22
wide angle not the best (32mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.9)
display is not selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
low video resolution (640 x 480 pixels)
lack of external mic jack
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Olympus E-PL7 vs Pentax E85 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-PL7 and Pentax E85
 Olympus PEN E-PL7Pentax Optio E85
General Information
Brand Olympus Pentax
Model type Olympus PEN E-PL7 Pentax Optio E85
Class Entry-Level Mirrorless Small Sensor Compact
Announced 2014-09-01 2009-09-17
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic VII -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 12MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Max resolution 4608 x 3456 4000 x 3000
Max native ISO 25600 3200
Min native ISO 100 80
RAW images
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Total focus points 81 -
Lens
Lens support Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 32-96mm (3.0x)
Maximal aperture - f/2.9-5.2
Macro focusing distance - 10cm
Amount of lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Display type Tilting Fixed Type
Display sizing 3" 2.7"
Resolution of display 1,037 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic (optional) None
Features
Min shutter speed 60 seconds 2 seconds
Max shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Continuous shutter speed 8.0fps 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance no built-in flash 3.00 m
Flash options no built-in flash -
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 640x480
Video data format H.264, Motion JPEG Motion JPEG
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 357 grams (0.79 lbs) 145 grams (0.32 lbs)
Dimensions 115 x 67 x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") 93 x 58 x 24mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 72 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 22.7 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 12.4 not tested
DXO Low light rating 873 not tested
Other
Battery life 350 photos -
Form of battery Battery Pack -
Battery ID BLS-50 D-LI95
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC card SD/SDHC, Internal
Storage slots One One
Price at release $499 $0