Canon EOS Rebel SL2 vs. Olympus PEN E-PL7 - Camera Comparison

Comparison of the Canon EOS Rebel SL2 and the Olympus PEN E-PL7

Canon EOS Rebel SL2
50 points
Olympus PEN E-PL7
46 points
Canon EOS Rebel SL2
Canon EOS Rebel SL2 ✭ Camspex.com
93 mm
122 mm
BODY
Olympus PEN E-PL7
Olympus PEN E-PL7 ✭ Camspex.com
67 mm
115 mm
2017
YEARYear of announcement
2014
Glass fiber reinforced plastic with aluminium alloy chassis
BODY MATERIAL
Plastic
Not
weather
sealed
WEATHER SEALING
Not
weather
sealed
Canon EF / EF-S
LENS MOUNT
Micro Four Thirds
n/a
SHUTTER LIFEThe shutter durability as rated by the manufacturer.
n/a
453 g
1 lb
122 x 93 x 70 mm
4.8 x 3.7 x 2.8 in.
DIMENSIONS
& WEIGHTLength x Height x Width and the Weight incl. batteries and memory card
DIMENS.
& WEIGHTLength x Height x Width and the Weight incl. batteries and memory card
115 x 67 x 38 mm
4.5 x 2.6 x 1.5 in.
357 g
0.79 lb
Canon EOS Rebel SL2
Olympus PEN E-PL7
24.2 MP
Canon CMOS APS-C Sensor
SENSOR The number of effective megapixels (MP). Sensor manufacturer (if known) and sensor type.
SENSOR Sensor manufacturer (if known) and sensor type.
16.1 MP
Sony NMOS Four Thirds Sensor
24.2 MP
EFFECTIVE MEGAPIX The number of effective megapixels (MP).
16.1 MP
22.3 x 14.9 mm
SENSOR SIZE
17.3 x 13.0 mm
6000 x 4000 pixels
MAX. RESOLUTIONMaximum still image resolution
MAX. RESOLUT.Maximum still image resolution
4608 x 3456 pixels
1.6x
CROP FACTORA 50mm lens on a camera with a crop factor of 1.5x would behave like a 75mm lens on a full-frame camera with a crop factor of 1x (50mm x 1.5 = 75mm)
2x
Bayer array
COLOR FILTER
Bayer array
3.7 μm
PIXEL PITCHThe center-to-center distance between two pixels (photosites) on a sensor. The larger the photosites, the more light they can capture and the lower is the level of visible "noise" in captured images.
3.7 μm
Fixed
LOW-PASS FILTERA low-pass filter blurs fine details of an image to eliminate the moiré and the color artifacts of finely patterned structures. Without a low-pass filter images will appear sharper, but there is also a risk of moiré occurring in certain scenes.
Fixed
3:2
NATIVE
ASPECT RATIOThe width to height ratio of the "straight out of the camera" images. However, most modern digital cameras are capable of producing images in various aspect ratios.
ASPECT RATIOThe width to height ratio of the "straight out of the camera" images. However, most modern digital cameras are capable of producing images in various aspect ratios.
4:3
Canon EOS Rebel SL2
DXOMARK
SENSOR
SCOREAnalysis of the camera image quality by dxomark.com
Olympus PEN E-PL7
79
OVERALL SCOREDXOMARK Sensor Overall Score shows a camera's sensor quality in terms of noise, ability to render high contrast, formation of colored noise, ability to shoot in low light.
72
23.6
COLOR DEPTHThe color depth performance (DXOMARK Portrait Score) in bits
22.7
13.4
DYNAMIC RANGEThe maximum dynamic range performance (DXOMARK Landscape Score) in exposure value (EV)
12.4
1041
LOW-LIGHT ISOThe low-light sensitivity performance (DXOMARK Sports Score) in ISO sensitivity value
873
Canon EOS Rebel SL2
Olympus PEN E-PL7
COVERAGE:
95 %
REAL SIZE:
0.54
VIEW­FINDERThe viewfinder frame COVERAGE in percent and the real viewfinder SIZE (VF magnification corrected by the crop factor of a camera — this way cameras with different sensor sizes can be compared).
COVERAGE:
n/a
REAL SIZE:
n/a
Optical (pentamirror)
VF TYPE
No viewfinder
Articulated
 1 036 800 dot LCD
REAR SCREEN
Articulated 
1 036 800 dot LCD
3 inch
SCREEN SIZE
3 inch
LIVE VIEW & TOUCH SCREEN
No top LCD panel
TOP LCD PANELLCD panel on top of the camera which provides information about the current camera settings.
No top LCD panel
Canon EOS Rebel SL2
Olympus PEN E-PL7
Phase detection, On-chip phase detection using the dual pixel imaging sensor in Live View mode
AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM
AF SYSTEM
Contrast detection
Dual Pixel CMOS AF
AUTOFOCUS MODULE
AF MODULE
FAST AF
9
9
FOCUS POINTSAutofocus points
as shown in the figures below:
° linear sensors
° cross-type sensors
° dual cross-type sensors
contrast autofocus areas
81
81
1
CROSS-TYPE FOCUS POINTS
CROSS-TYPE FP
0
camspex.com — Autofocus system — Canon EOS Rebel SL2
-0.5
EV

100

The minimum exposure value of the AF working range (at 23°C and ISO 100). The smaller this value, the less light is needed for normal autofocus operation.
No data
camspex.com — Autofocus system — Olympus PEN E-PL7
13 %
AF COVERAGEFrame coverage by AF sensors in percent.
73 %
None
IN-BODY
AF MOTORAn in-body AF motor gives the ability to auto-focus with older lenses which don't have their own motors.
None
No
IN-BODY IMAGE STABILIZATION
IMAGE STABILIZ.
Sensor shift
Canon EOS Rebel SL2
Olympus PEN E-PL7
DIGIC 7
IMAGE
PROCESSOR
TruePic VII
14 bit RAW, JPEG
OUTPUT FORMATS
12 bit RAW, MPO, JPEG
Auto, 100 - 25600
(can be extended to ISO 51200)
ISO SEN­SITIVITY
Auto (100 - 1600), 100 - 25600
5
fps
CONTINUOUS DRIVEMaximum frames per second (fps) in continuous drive mode when using the mechanical shutter.
CONT. DRIVEMaximum frames per second (fps) in continuous drive mode when using the mechanical shutter.
8.7
fps
22 JPEG shots
 5 RAW shots
MAX. BURSTMaximum number of shots in high-speed continuous drive mode until the buffer is full.
24 JPEG shots
 17 RAW shots
1080p @ 60 fps (Full HD)
MAX. VIDEO RESOLUTION
VIDEO
1080p @ 30 fps (Full HD)
-5/+5 EV  (in 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps)
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
EXPOSURE COMPENS.
-5/+5 EV  (in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps)
Bulb,
 30 sec → 1/4000 sec
SHUTTER SPEED Maximum and minimum possible exposure time in seconds.
Bulb, 
60 sec → 1/4000 sec
Canon EOS Rebel SL2
Olympus PEN E-PL7

X-SYNC:
1/200
GUIDE
NUMBER:

GN:
10
BUILT-IN FLASH
GUIDE
NUMBER:

GN:
7

X-SYNC:
1/250
Yes
HOT SHOE
Yes
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Microphone port, HDMI
CONNECTIONS
CONNECT.
HDMI
BUILT-IN
DEVICES
SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS-I compatible)
STORAGE TYPES
SD, SDHC, SDXC
1
CARD SLOTS
1
650
shots
BATTERY LIFEMaximum number of images that can be shot per single battery charge (according to CIPA).
350
shots

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