Olympus PEN E-PL7

The Olympus PEN E-PL7 is a mirrorless camera launched on 09/01/2014.

Technically speaking, the Olympus PEN E-PL7 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 53 overall. The Olympus PEN E-PL7 weights 357 gr and spans 115 x 67 x 38 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Olympus PEN E-PL7 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 73, ranks in the category best 19%.
• Versatility - Score 70, ranks in the category best 49%.

On the contrary, the performance of Olympus PEN E-PL7 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 42, ranks among the worst 25% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 40, ranks among the worst 46% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 44, ranks in the best 75% of its category. Olympus PEN E-PL7 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 42, ranks in the best 73% of its category. Olympus PEN E-PL7 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 50, ranks in the best 52% of its category. Olympus PEN E-PL7 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 63, ranks in the best 40% of its category. Olympus PEN E-PL7 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 64, ranks in the best 48% of its category. Olympus PEN E-PL7 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Olympus PEN E-PL7 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 323.97 CAD and 598.0 CAD, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Olympus PEN E-PL7 is a great value for money. If this is the kind of camera you are looking for, you should definitely consider buying it.