Olympus E-PL7 vs Canon G5X

Olympus E-PL7 advantages over Canon G5X

• Larger sensor
  4/3 vs 1 inch
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 3.75 vs 2.41 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• Fast startup
  ~0.50 vs 2.0 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  350 vs 215 shots
  Capture more photos
• Less shutter lag
  0.16 vs 0.27 sec
  Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)
• Longer exposure
  60 vs 30 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Faster JPEG shooting
  8.7 fps vs 7.6 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  24 vs 8 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Faster RAW shooting
  8.7 fps vs 0.8 fps
  Faster RAW shooting in burst mode
• Faster shutter
  1/4000 vs 1/2000 sec
  Shoot wide open in bright light
• Higher extended ISO
  25600 vs 12800 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility