In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 1D X and Olympus PEN E-PL7. 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.
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Canon EOS 1D X | Olympus PEN E-PL7 |
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Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording | Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system |
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Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
Height | 16.36 cm | 6.7 cm |
Width | 15.8 cm | 11.49 cm |
Depth | 8.27 cm | 3.84 cm |
Weight | 1.34 kg | 357 g |
Body Material | Magnesium alloy | Metal |
Enclosure Colour | - | Black | White |
Protection | Waterproof, dust-resistant | - |
SENSOR | Canon EOS 1D X | Olympus PEN E-PL7 |
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Sensor Resolution | 18.1 Megapixel | 16.1 Megapixel |
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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) |
Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
Sensor Features | EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Anti-Dust coating, Ultrasonic Wave Motion Cleaning (UWMC) | Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) |
PROCESSOR | Canon EOS 1D X | Olympus PEN E-PL7 |
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Image Processor | Dual DIGIC 5+ | TruePic VII |
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LENS | Canon EOS 1D X | Olympus PEN E-PL7 |
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Lens Mounting Type | Canon EF | Micro Four Thirds |
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FOCUSING | Canon EOS 1D X | Olympus PEN E-PL7 |
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Auto Focus | TTL phase detection | TTL contrast detection |
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Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 61 | 81 |
Auto Focus Features | Predictive Focus Control | - |
AE/AF Control | - | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF |
Face Detection | Live Face detection AF mode | Eye Detect AF |
VIEWFINDER | Canon EOS 1D X | Olympus PEN E-PL7 |
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Viewfinder Type | Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism | - |
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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 | - |
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Canon EOS 1D X | Olympus PEN E-PL7 |
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ISO (Max) | 204800 | 25600 |
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Native ISO | - | 100-1600 |
Extended ISO (Max) | - | 25600 |
Light Sensitivity | ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) | ISO 200-25600, ISO auto (200-25600) |
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 |
Bracketing Modes | - | Art Filter bracketing, focus bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing |
Shooting Programs | - | Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, 3D image, night scene, panning, sports mode, sunset, candle, high key, night scene with portrait, low key, documents, nature macro, e-portrait, auto-panorama, fisheye converter, wide converter, macro converter, handheld starlight |
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, Key Line, Vintage |
White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
White Balance Presets | Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade | Sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K |
Shutter Type | - | Mechanical |
Max Shutter Speed | 1/8000 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 |
X-sync Speed | 1/250sec | 1/250sec, 1/4000 sec |
Exposure Range | EV 0-20 (ISO 100) | EV -2-20 - wide lens (ISO 100) |
DISPLAY | Canon EOS 1D X | Olympus PEN E-PL7 |
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Type | 3.2" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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Touch Screen | - | Yes |
Display Format | 1,040,000 pixels | 1,037,000 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-PL7 |
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Camera Flash | - | Detachable flash |
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Guide Number (m / ISO 100) | - | 10 |
Flash Modes | - | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction |
Red-Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
Features | - | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control |
External Flash Name | - | Olympus FL-LM1 |
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Canon EOS 1D X | Olympus PEN E-PL7 |
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Digital Video Format | H.264, MOV | AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV |
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Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO |
Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Stereo |
Microphone Features | - | Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control |
MEMORY | Canon EOS 1D X | Olympus PEN E-PL7 |
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Memory Card Slot | Dual CompactFlash Card | SD card |
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Supported Memory Cards | CompactFlash | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card |
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 - 17 MB JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 7.5 MB JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 3.5 MB JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 1.7 MB JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.4 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 |
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 24Mbps MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 16Mbps MOV - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 12Mbps MOV - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 8Mbps MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps |
BATTERY AND CHARGING | Canon EOS 1D X | Olympus PEN E-PL7 |
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Battery Type | Canon LP-E4N Lithium Ion | Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion |
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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 (Live View mode) |
CONNECTIONS | Canon EOS 1D X | Olympus PEN E-PL7 |
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Interface | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN |
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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, PC terminal | Hot shoe |
Connector Type | USB 2.0 Composite video/audio output Remote control HDMI output Microphone LAN |
USB 2.0 Composite video/audio output HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) |
FEATURES | Canon EOS 1D X | Olympus PEN E-PL7 |
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Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | 2sec, 12sec |
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Continuous Shooting Speed | 12 frames per second, 14 frames per second | 8 frames per second, 3.7 frames per second |
HDR Mode | - | HDR post-processing |
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, 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, highlight point display, face detection, built-in help guide, Shadow Adjustment Technology, in-camera RAW processing, Full-time Live View, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Touch Shutter technology, FlashAir Card Ready |
OTHERS | Canon EOS 1D X | Olympus PEN E-PL7 |
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Included Accessories | Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup | Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable |
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Software | Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional | Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Viewer 2 |
Max Operating Temperature | 45 °C | 40 °C |
Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | 0 °C |