Olympus E-PL5
Mirrorless Camera
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Sony NEX-7
Mirrorless Camera
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What’s good about the Olympus E-PL5
Best price
$239
- Smaller body size 17 in³ vs 22 in³
- Significantly cheaper street price $239 vs $1,248
- Has longer exposure available 60 seconds vs 30 seconds
- Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 16,000 ISO
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Olympus E-PL5
What’s good about the Sony Alpha NEX-7
Best price
$1,248
$1,248
- Weighs a little bit less than the E-PL5 10.3 oz vs 11.5 oz
- 19% more battery life 430 shots vs 360 shots
- Higher sensor resolution 24.3 MP vs 16.1 MP
- Significantly larger image sensor 367 mm² vs 225 mm²
- Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 460k dots
- Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 30fps
- Faster continuous shooting speed 10 shots per sec vs 8 shots per sec
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Sony Alpha NEX-7
What the Olympus E-PL5 and Sony NEX-7 have in common
- Same viewscreen size 3.0″
- interchangeable lenses
- HDR processing
- HDMI port
- 3D capture
- panorama mode
- RAW capture
- hot shoe
- flip out viewscreen
What’s missing from both the Olympus E-PL5 and the Sony NEX-7
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No GPS tagging -
No waterproof housing -
No external microphone jack -
No Wi-Fi