Olympus E-PL7 vs Sony H55

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-PL7 and Sony H55, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-PL7 (16MP) and the H55 (14MP) is fairly close but the E-PL7 (Four Thirds) and H55 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The E-PL7 was introduced 4 years after the H55 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H55 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summary of how the E-PL7 matches up against the H55 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-PL7 Gallery & Sony H55 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera often, you have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL7 has got physical measurements of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") with a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) whilst the Sony H55 has dimensions of 103mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-PL7 vs the H55.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL7 and H55 is 86 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions only by viewing specs. The image underneath will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL7 and H55.

All in all, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL7 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Olympus E-PL7 will provide you with more detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The more modern E-PL7 should have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.