Olympus E-PL7 vs Sony ZV-1

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus E-PL7 vs Sony ZV-1, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-PL7 (16MP) and the ZV-1 (20MP) is pretty similar but the E-PL7 (Four Thirds) and ZV-1 (1") posses different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL7 was launched 6 years earlier than the ZV-1 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony ZV-1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a brief overview of how the E-PL7 matches up vs the ZV-1 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL7 & Sony ZV-1. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL7 Gallery & Sony ZV-1 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL7 has outside dimensions of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") having a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) while the Sony ZV-1 has dimensions of 105mm x 60mm x 44mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.7") along with a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the E-PL7 vs the ZV-1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL7 and ZV-1 is 86 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to picture the gap between sensor sizing merely by going over technical specs. The visual underneath may give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL7 and ZV-1.

As you have seen, each of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-PL7 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony ZV-1 will deliver greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older E-PL7 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.