Olympus E-PL7 vs Pentax E90

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-PL7 vs Pentax E90, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Pentax. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the E-PL7 (16MP) and E90 (10MP) and the E-PL7 (Four Thirds) and E90 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor size.

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The E-PL7 was announced 4 years later than the E90 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax E90 being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a full comparison, here is a concise summary of how the E-PL7 scores against the E90 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL7 & Pentax Optio E90. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL7 Gallery & Pentax E90 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL7 offers outer dimensions 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 E90 has dimensions of 102mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. Below is a front view size comparison of the E-PL7 compared to the E90.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL7 and E90 is 86 and 94 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to see the contrast between sensor sizing only by looking at technical specs. The visual underneath will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL7 and E90.

As you have seen, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-PL7 with its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Olympus E-PL7 will give greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop shots a bit more aggressively. The more recent E-PL7 will have an edge with regard to sensor tech.