Olympus E-PL7 vs Sony A6300

Let's look much closer at the Olympus E-PL7 vs Sony A6300, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-PL7 (16MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the E-PL7 (Four Thirds) and A6300 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL7 was manufactured 17 months before the A6300 making them a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before delving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise view of how the E-PL7 matches up against the A6300 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PL7 and Sony Alpha a6300. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PL7 Gallery and Sony A6300 Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry your camera frequently, you will have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-PL7 comes with exterior dimensions of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") along with a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) whilst the Sony A6300 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have at that time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the E-PL7 and the A6300.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL7 and A6300 is 86 and 83 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to visualise the contrast in sensor sizing just by going through technical specs. The photograph here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL7 and A6300.

As you can tell, both of those cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-PL7 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A6300 will provide extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older E-PL7 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.