Olympus E-PL7 vs Pentax E85

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.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL7 & Pentax Optio E85. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-PL7 Gallery & Pentax E85 Gallery.

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.

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

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.