Compare Olympus PEN E-PL8 vs Olympus OM-D E-M1
Connectivity
Ports
HDMI + Remote Control + USB 2.0
HDMI + Remote Control + USB 2.0
Wireless Connectivity
802.11b/g/n
802.11b/g/n with smartphone connectivity
Construction
Form Factor
Mirrorless camera
Mirrorless camera
Image Size
Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)
Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Microphone
Stereo
Stereo
Sensor | Resolution
16 MP (4608 x 3456)
16 MP (4608 x 3456)
Sensor | Type
CMOS
CMOS
Speakers
Mono
Mono
Dimensions
Size | Depth
38 mm / 1.50 in
63 mm / 2.48 in
Size | Height
67 mm / 2.64 in
94 mm / 3.70 in
Size | Width
115 mm / 4.53 in
130 mm / 5.12 in
Weight
357 g / 12.61 oz
497 g / 17.56 oz
Display
Display Diagonal
3 inch
3 inch
Display Type
Tilting TFT-LCD
Tilting
Resolution
1,037,000 dots
1,037,000 dots
Viewfinder | Coverage
100%
Viewfinder | Magnification
0.74x
Viewfinder | Resolution
2,360,000 dots
Viewfinder | Type
None
Electronic
Function
AE Bracketing
±5 (2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)
±2 (2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)
Autofocus
81 focus points
81 focus points
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
Exposure Compensation
±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)
±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)
Exposure Mode
Auto / Aperture Priority / Shutter Priority / Manual
Auto / Aperture Priority / Shutter Priority / Manual
GPS
No
No
ISO Range
200 ~ 25600
100 ~ 25600 in 1/3EV or 1EV increments
Image Stabilization
3.5 stops
'5-axis' IS
Intervalometer
Yes
Yes
Processor
TruePic VII
TruePIC VII
Touch Screen
Yes
Yes
Video Codecs
H.264, Motion JPEG
H.264, Motion JPEG
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Performance
Battery Life
350 shots
350 shots
Max Burst Rate
8.0 fps
10.0 fps
Storage
SD/SDHC/SDXC card
SD/SDHC/SDXC
Production
Battery
BLS-50 lithium-ion battery & charger
BLN-1 lithium-ion battery pack
Debut
2016-09-19
2013-09-10
Reviews
Neofiliac score
41%
48%
Pros
- Exceptionally compact
- Very light
- Good 10.0 fps burst rate
- Quite light
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- 200 base ISO
- Low 8.0 fps burst rate
- Low 16 MP resolution
- Lacks weather sealing
- Low 16 MP resolution
- Viewfinder with low 0.74x magnification
- Low resolution EVF
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