I saw a pre-production model of this unit back in the summer. Now finally as winter grips us all the chance to review it arrives. For me a first, a removable lens camera marketed with the ability to take selfies high on its tick list.
I saw a pre-production model of this unit back in the summer. Now finally as winter grips us all the chance to review it arrives. For me a first, a removable lens camera marketed with the ability to take selfies high on its tick list.
Olympus E-PL7 Review - With a compact body and 16.1MP sensor, as well as a tilting LCD screen, the E-PL7 is targeted towards the 'selfie' generation who are looking to travel light.
Solid metal build; Touchscreen is certainly responsive; 16MP sensor delivers solid results
Small size means sacrifices have been made with usability; Tilting screen design is poor
The Olympus PEN E-PL7 is probably the most significant development in the PEN range since its launch in 2009. On the one hand Olympus needed to find a way to advance the PEN that wouldn't encroach on the territory of its advanced OMD mirrorless models.
Forward facing 3:2 touch-screen; Self shot modes; Wifi with smartphone remote control; 3-axis in-body stabilisation
Poor quality kit lens judging from two samples; Screen can't flip forwards when tripod-mounted; Lack of touch buttons for changing selfie settings
As a camera, it feels absolutely solid and well-built. It isn't light or plasticky at all. As soon as I held it in my hand, it felt like I was holding a pro-grade camera. I bought it primarily to do video shooting, and while not spectacular, it does the job well.
I'm using E-PL7 for few weeks now and didn't want to write review before I used it for some time. I payed it $480 (body only), what is very good price compared to E-M10 which costs $774 (body only). I still don't understand why so much difference in price between Olympus models in some countries.
The Olympus E-PL7 is a 16-megapixel compact system camera with a Micro Four Thirds sensor. It's the smaller, cheaper, more stylish alternative to the company's very popular OM-D cameras.
Great sensor performance; Charming retro design; Decent touchscreen
Underwhelming video capture; Not ideal for bigger hands; Odd tilt-under screen
The Olympus PEN E-PL7 ($599.99 body only) sets itself apart from the crowd with a unique front-facing screen that flips down below the camera for selfies. That's a little gimmicky, but the PEN E-PL7 is just as serious a mirrorless camera as others in the company's PEN lineup.
Compact; Quick focus; 8.4fps burst rate; Micro Four Thirds lens system; In-body image stabilization; Tilting touch-screen display; Accessory port for optional EVF; Wi-Fi
Sometimes slow to start and shoot; No support for 60fps video; Lacks standard mic input; Lacks built-in flash; Single control dial
There are lots of things to praise and very little to criticise about the E-PL7. It's not short of competition, though, and the price is currently double that of the Samsung NX3000 .
Entry-level retro-style system camera with selfie-enabled screen
Quality metal construction; Consistent imaging performance; Classic retro styling
No eye-level viewfinder; no built-in flash; tiny controls
The Olympus E-PL7 (also known as the Olympus PEN Lite) is a new mid-range compact system camera. The Olympus PEN E-PL7 is a Wi-Fi enabled, 16-megapixel compact system camera with a 180-degree downward tilting touchscreen, 8fps continuous shooting, 1080p HD video recording in mov format, a maximum...
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