Olympus E-PL7 vs Sony FX3

Below is a in-depth analysis of the Olympus E-PL7 and Sony FX3, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-PL7 (16MP) and FX3 (12MP) and the E-PL7 (Four Thirds) and FX3 (Full frame) offer totally different sensor size.

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The E-PL7 was announced 7 years earlier than the FX3 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before we go into a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the E-PL7 grades versus the FX3 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PL7 & Sony FX3. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-PL7 Gallery & Sony FX3 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and proportions. 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) while the Sony FX3 has measurements of 130mm x 78mm x 85mm (5.1" x 3.1" x 3.3") and a weight of 716 grams (1.58 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you select at that time. Following is a front view size comparison of the E-PL7 versus the FX3.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL7 and FX3 is 86 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to envision the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading through technical specs. The visual below might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL7 and FX3.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL7 using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Olympus E-PL7 will give you greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older E-PL7 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.