Olympus E-PL7 vs Pentax P80

Below is a in-depth review of the Olympus E-PL7 and Pentax P80, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-PL7 (16MP) and P80 (12MP) and the E-PL7 (Four Thirds) and P80 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL7 was launched 5 years later than the P80 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax P80 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a in-depth comparison, below is a quick summary of how the E-PL7 scores vs the P80 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL7 & Pentax Optio P80. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL7 Gallery & Pentax P80 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL7 enjoys outside dimensions of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") and a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) while the Pentax P80 has measurements of 102mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.0") with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-PL7 and the P80.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the E-PL7 and P80 is 86 and 95 respectively.

In many cases, it is difficult to envision the contrast between sensor measurements purely by looking at technical specs. The visual here should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL7 and P80.

As you have seen, both of those cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-PL7 featuring a larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-PL7 will resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics much more aggressively. The younger E-PL7 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.