Olympus E-PL7 vs Sony W830

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus E-PL7 and Sony W830, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the E-PL7 (16MP) and the W830 (20MP) is relatively well matched but the E-PL7 (Four Thirds) and W830 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL7 was released 8 months after the W830 which means that they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a short summation of how the E-PL7 scores versus the W830 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL7 Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera often, you will need to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-PL7 offers physical dimensions of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") with a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) and the Sony W830 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the E-PL7 versus the W830.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-PL7 and W830 is 86 and 96 respectively.

Often, it is very tough to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions simply by reading through technical specs. The pic below might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL7 and W830.

As you have seen, both of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL7 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony W830 will give you more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots way more aggressively. The more recent E-PL7 should have a benefit in sensor innovation.