Canon EOS 1D X vs. Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 1D X and Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

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Canon EOS 1D X vs. Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 1D X Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake lens
Height 16.36 cm 6.8 cm
Width 15.8 cm 11.71 cm
Depth 8.27 cm 3.9 cm
Weight 1.34 kg 332 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 332 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 380 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour - Brown | White
Protection Waterproof, dust-resistant -
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Canon EOS 1D X Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Sensor Resolution 18.1 Megapixel 16.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 19,300,000 pixels 17,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,100,000 pixels 16,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 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, Anti-Dust coating, Ultrasonic Wave Motion Cleaning (UWMC) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (3-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 1D X Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Image Processor Dual DIGIC 5+ TruePic VIII
LENS Canon EOS 1D X Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 ED EZ
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 28 - 84mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 20 cm
Max View Angle - 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual (by ring)
Lens Construction - 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size - 37 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Micro Four Thirds
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens, Zoom Maximum Speed Adjustment, MSC technology, Super HR (High Refractive) index lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function
FOCUSING Canon EOS 1D X Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 61 121
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Live Face detection AF mode Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 1D X Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, metering system, battery status, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 1D X Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
ISO (Max) 204800 25600
Native ISO - 100-6400
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Evaluative, multi-spot, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot
Exposure Metering Zones 252 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Soft focus, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Bleach Bypass, Key Line, Vintage, Instant Film
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec -
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 1D X Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Canon EOS 1D X Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 5.4
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features - Flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 1D X Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - PCM, WAV
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Canon EOS 1D X Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Memory Card Slot Dual CompactFlash Card SD card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card - 64 GB SDXC
Memory Card Included - Yes
Image Storage JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2560 x 1536
RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 2592 x 1728
RAW 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3200 x 2400
JPEG 1280 x 960
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
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p
MOV - 1280 x 720 p
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 1D X Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Battery Type Canon LP-E4N Lithium Ion Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E4N Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2450 mAh (included) Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 350 shots
Video recording - 140 minutes
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 1D X Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
Remote control
HDMI output
Microphone
LAN
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon EOS 1D X Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 12 frames per second, 14 frames per second 6.1 frames per second, 8.6 frames per second, 4.8 frames per second, 14.1 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, face detection, mirror lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), NR Slow Shutter, distortion control, High ISO NR, EOS iTR (Intelligent Tracking and Recognition) AF, EOS iSA (Intelligent Subject Analysis) System, Quad Active Mirror Stopper, touch pad control Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, Full-time Live View
OTHERS Canon EOS 1D X Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, carrying bag
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional -
Max Operating Temperature 45 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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