Canon EOS 100D vs. Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

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Side by side comparison and review of Canon EOS 100D and Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

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Canon EOS 100D vs. Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 100D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R lens
Height 9.07 cm 6.37 cm
Width 11.68 cm 11.05 cm
Depth 6.94 cm 3.82 cm
Weight 407 g 279 g
Body Material Carbon fibre, aluminium alloy, polycarbonate resin Metal
Enclosure Colour Black Silver | White
Digital Zoom - 2x
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Canon EOS 100D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel 16.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 18,500,000 pixels 17,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,000,000 pixels 16,050,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps -
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 100D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Image Processor DIGIC 5 TruePic VI
LENS Canon EOS 100D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 II R - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 28 - 84mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 25 cm
Max View Angle - 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size - 37 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Micro Four Thirds
Features - Aspherical lens, MSC technology
FOCUSING Canon EOS 100D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Auto Focus Hybrid TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 35
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Movie Servo AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology, Live Face detection AF mode Eye Detect AF
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 100D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.85x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 100D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot, partial Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot
Exposure Metering Zones 63 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Art Filter bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, candle, Document, high key, night scene with portrait, underwater macro, underwater wide, low key, nature macro, e-portrait, fisheye converter, wide converter, macro converter
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Monotone, Vivid, Custom Effect, soft focus, natural, Muted, portrait, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, i-Enhance, Dramatic Tone, Key Line
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 7 steps in 1/3 or 2/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/250sec, 1/4000 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 100D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS 100D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 9.4 7
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
External Flash Name - Olympus FL-LM1
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 100D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Canon EOS 100D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No -
Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 2304 x 1728
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 3456 x 1944
JPEG 2592 x 1456
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 400
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 1728 x 1728
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
RAW 4608 x 3456 - 17 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 7.5 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 3.5 MB
JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 1.1 MB
JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.3 MB
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 13Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 10Mbps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 100D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Battery Type Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion Olympus BLS-5 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 875 mAh (included) Olympus BLS-5 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 380 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 350 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 360 shots (IS on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 100D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Accessory port
FEATURES Canon EOS 100D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 3.6 frames per second
HDR Mode - HDR post-processing
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, GPS ready, highlight point display, face detection, built-in help guide, HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Picture Style Auto, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Image Rating Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, face detection, Shadow Adjustment Technology, in-camera RAW processing, Full-time Live View, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, FlashAir Card Ready
OTHERS Canon EOS 100D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, battery cover Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, camera grip, audio / video cable
Software Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon ImageBrowser EX, Canon EOS Utility Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Viewer 3
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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