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Olympus E-PM2 vs Olympus 7010

Portability
89
Imaging
52
Features
63
Overall
56
Olympus PEN E-PM2 front
 
Olympus Stylus 7010 front
Portability
94
Imaging
35
Features
18
Overall
28

Olympus E-PM2 vs Olympus 7010 Key Specs

Olympus E-PM2
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 269g - 110 x 64 x 34mm
  • Announced May 2013
  • Old Model is Olympus E-PM1
Olympus 7010
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 28-196mm (F3.0-5.9) lens
  • 145g - 98 x 56 x 26mm
  • Introduced July 2009
  • Alternate Name is mju 7010
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Olympus E-PM2 vs Olympus 7010 Overview

Following is a thorough review of the Olympus E-PM2 and Olympus 7010, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are manufactured by Olympus. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-PM2 (16MP) and 7010 (12MP) and the E-PM2 (Four Thirds) and 7010 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-PM2 was introduced 3 years after the 7010 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PM2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus 7010 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a full comparison, here is a short summation of how the E-PM2 grades vs the 7010 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-PM2 over the Olympus 7010

 E-PM2 7010 
IntroducedMay 2013July 2009More modern by 47 months
Focus manually Dial exact focus
Screen size3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution460k230kClearer screen (+230k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Olympus 7010 over the Olympus E-PM2

 7010 E-PM2 

Common features in the Olympus E-PM2 and Olympus 7010

 E-PM2 7010 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen

Olympus E-PM2 vs Olympus 7010 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PM2 offers exterior dimensions of 110mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.3") having a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) while the Olympus 7010 has measurements of 98mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you choose at that moment. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the E-PM2 against the 7010.

Olympus E-PM2 vs Olympus 7010 size comparison

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PM2 and 7010 is 89 and 94 respectively.

Olympus E-PM2 vs Olympus 7010 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-PM2 vs Olympus 7010 Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, it is very hard to visualise the contrast in sensor sizes simply by seeing technical specs. The pic below may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PM2 and 7010.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-PM2 using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus E-PM2 will provide more detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more modern E-PM2 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.

Olympus E-PM2 vs Olympus 7010 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-PM2 vs Olympus 7010 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-PM2 vs Olympus 7010 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-PM2 Portrait photography highlights
Olympus 7010 Portrait photography highlights
71
manual focus
MP count decent (16MP)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports face detection focusing
delivers RAW formats
21
manual focus not available
lack of manual mode
external flash not possible
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-PM2 Street photography advice
Olympus 7010 Street photography advice
79
image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
includes focus via touch
above average high ISO (25,600)
screen is fixed
56
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
screen does not articulate
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-PM2 Sports photography information
Olympus 7010 Sports photography information
66
image stabilization (Sensor based)
MP count decent (16MP)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports tracking autofocus
no phase detect AF
27
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
no shutter priority mode
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-PM2 Travel photography advice
Olympus 7010 Travel photography advice
66
includes focus via touch
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
does not have Time Lapse mode
does not posses selfie friendly screen
57
has built in flash
rather wide (28mm)
missing Timelapse function
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
does not offer selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-PM2 Landscape photography info
Olympus 7010 Landscape photography info
74
manual focus
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice screen size (3")
image stabilization (Sensor based)
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
above average high ISO (25,600)
delivers RAW formats
does not have Time Lapse mode
32
rather wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
screen is small (2.7 inches)
lack of manual mode
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
missing Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-PM2 as a Vlogging camera
Olympus 7010 as a Vlogging camera
36
touchscreen enabled
image stabilization (Sensor based)
supports face detection focusing
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
does not posses selfie friendly screen
does not have external mic socket
28
rather wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
does not offer selfie friendly screen
low quality video (640 x 480 pxls)
missing microphone support
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Olympus E-PM2 vs Olympus 7010 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-PM2 and Olympus 7010
 Olympus PEN E-PM2Olympus Stylus 7010
General Information
Brand Olympus Olympus
Model Olympus PEN E-PM2 Olympus Stylus 7010
Also referred to as - mju 7010
Category Entry-Level Mirrorless Small Sensor Compact
Announced 2013-05-21 2009-07-22
Physical type Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Processor - TruePic III
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixels 12 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4608 x 3456 3968 x 2976
Highest native ISO 25600 1600
Min native ISO 200 64
RAW format
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
AF continuous
Single AF
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points 35 -
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 28-196mm (7.0x)
Max aperture - f/3.0-5.9
Macro focus range - 10cm
Available lenses 107 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.9
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3 inches 2.7 inches
Screen resolution 460 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic (optional) None
Features
Min shutter speed 60 seconds 4 seconds
Max shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Continuous shutter rate 8.0fps -
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 7.00 m (bundled FL-LM1) 5.80 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync, Manual (3 levels) Auto, On, Off, Red-eye
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Max flash synchronize 1/250 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 640x480
Video format MPEG-4, H.264, Motion JPEG Motion JPEG
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 269 grams (0.59 lbs) 145 grams (0.32 lbs)
Physical dimensions 110 x 64 x 34mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.3") 98 x 56 x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 72 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 22.7 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 12.2 not tested
DXO Low light score 932 not tested
Other
Battery life 360 photographs -
Form of battery Battery Pack -
Battery model BLS-5 LI-42B
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (12 seconds)
Time lapse recording
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC xD Picture Card, microSD Card, Internal
Card slots 1 1
Launch cost $448 $200