Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM vs. Olympus PEN E-PL8

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM and Olympus PEN E-PL8. 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 Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM vs. Olympus PEN E-PL8 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Olympus PEN E-PL8
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included EF-S 18-135mm IS STM lens Body only
Height 10.09 cm 6.83 cm
Width 13.19 cm 11.71 cm
Depth 7.78 cm 3.84 cm
Weight 520 g 326 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 326 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 374 g
Camera with battery, memory card and M.Zuiko 14-42mm II R lens: 491 g
Body Material Aluminium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin -
Enclosure Colour - Black | White
Optical Zoom 7.5x -
SENSOR Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Olympus PEN E-PL8
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 16.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 24,700,000 pixels 17,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 16,100,000 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 (Dynamic Image Stabilizer) Optical (3-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Olympus PEN E-PL8
Image Processor DIGIC 6 TruePic VII
LENS Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Olympus PEN E-PL8
Type Zoom lens - 7.5x zoom - 18 - 135 mm - f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 29 - 216mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 39 cm -
Max View Angle 74.3 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 12 groups / 16 elements -
Filter Size 67 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Micro Four Thirds
Features UD glass, internal focusing system, full-time manual focusing, aspherical lens, zoom lock switch, Stepping Motor (STM) technology -
FOCUSING Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Olympus PEN E-PL8
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 19 800
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF, AI Focus AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology Eye Detect AF
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Olympus PEN E-PL8
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.82x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, white balance, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point, maximum burst, flicker detection, monochrome shooting -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Olympus PEN E-PL8
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO 100-12800 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 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 (3.5%), partial (6%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot
Exposure Metering Zones 63 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Flash Exposure Bracketing Art Filter bracketing, focus bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, backlight correction HDR, handheld night scene -
Special Effects Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Standard Sepia, Monotone, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, soft focus, natural, Muted, 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 Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic
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 ±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 7 steps in 1/3 or 2/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/125sec, 1/4000 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 - wide lens (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Olympus PEN E-PL8
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,037,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Olympus PEN E-PL8
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 10
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, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
External Flash Name - Olympus FL-LM1
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Olympus PEN E-PL8
Digital Video Format H.264 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 Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Olympus PEN E-PL8
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 No
Image Storage RAW 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2565 x 1992
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
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 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 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 24Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 12Mbps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 8Mbps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Olympus PEN E-PL8
Battery Type Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 440 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 400 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 350 shots
Video recording - 2.5 hours
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Olympus PEN E-PL8
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication) Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Olympus PEN E-PL8
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second 3.7 frames per second, 8.5 frames per second, 7.4 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode, HDR post-processing
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, face detection, peripheral illumination correction, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction Audio recording, built-in speaker, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, shadow point display, highlight point display, in-camera RAW processing, Full-time Live View, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Touch Shutter technology
OTHERS Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Olympus PEN E-PL8
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable
Software Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, 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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