Below you can see the front view size comparison of Fujifilm S1 and Olympus E-PL7. Olympus E-PL7 is clearly the smaller of the two cameras. Its body is 18mm narrower, 24mm shorter and 72mm thinner than Fujifilm S1. As you can tell, actually this is not a fair size comparison since Fujifilm S1 has a built-in lens but Olympus E-PL7 doesn't. Once you put a lens on E-PL7, its thickness will increase significantly.
Now lets look at the top view comparison of Fujifilm S1 and Olympus E-PL7.
Weight is another important factor especially when deciding on a camera that you want to carry with you all day.
Olympus E-PL7 is significantly lighter (323g ) than the Fujifilm S1 which may become a big advantage especially on long walking trips.
Again, this comparison may not be very useful in real life as we are comparing the weight of a camera with a built-in lens to the body-only weight of an interchangeable lens camera. Once you put a lens on E-PL7, the total kit will weigh much higher.
Both Fujifilm S1 and Olympus E-PL7 have 16.0 MP resolution sensors but Fujifilm S1's sensor is 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm ) and Olympus E-PL7's sensor is Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ).
Since Olympus E-PL7's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Fujifilm S1.
Below you can see the S1 and E-PL7 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Olympus E-PL7 has a 8.0x Larger sensor area than Fujifilm S1. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
In this section, we rank and compare Fujifilm S1 and Olympus E-PL7 for five different photography types in order to make your decision process easier in case you are specifically interested in one or more of these areas.
Fujifilm S1 for Portrait Photography
Olympus E-PL7 for Portrait Photography
Image Stabilization
External Flash Shoe
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP
Average Ergonomics&Handling
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Image Stabilization
Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP
Optional External Viewfinder
Average Ergonomics&Handling
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Fujifilm S1 for Street Photography
Olympus E-PL7 for Street Photography
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Fully Articulated LCD Screen
Fast Lens at Wide: f2.80
24 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Medium sized Body
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Image Stabilization
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Tilting LCD Screen
Optional External Viewfinder
Medium sized Body
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Fujifilm S1 for Sports Photography
Olympus E-PL7 for Sports Photography
Image Stabilization
External Flash Shoe
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Fast Continuous Shooting: 10.0fps
Environmental Sealings
Wireless Connection
1200 mm Tele Lens
Average Ergonomics&Handling
Average Max shutter speed: 1/2000s
Unknown Focus Points
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Image Stabilization
Fast Continuous Shooting: 8.0fps
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/4000s
81 Focus Points
Wireless Connection
Optional External Viewfinder
Average Ergonomics&Handling
Environmental Sealings
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Fujifilm S1 for Daily Photography
Olympus E-PL7 for Daily Photography
Environmental Sealings
50X Optical Zoom
Medium size Body
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor
680g
Body Thickness 110mm
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Fujifilm S1 for Landscape Photography
Olympus E-PL7 for Landscape Photography
24 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Environmental Sealings
Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Live-view
Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP
No Environmental Sealings
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You may have already made your decision about which camera suits better for your needs and your budget so far but in case you wonder how we rated Fujifilm S1 and Olympus E-PL7, below you can find their scores in five different aspects.
Our Decision Algorithm dynamically scores cameras using 63 different specs, current price and DxO Mark scores (where possible) in order to make a more objective and consistent comparison.
Here is a summary of how Fujifilm S1 and Olympus E-PL7 scores compare:
Fujifilm S1
Ranked
#9 out of 107 in SLR-like (bridge) cameras
Ranked
#189 out of 1131 in all Cameras
Olympus E-PL7
Ranked
#17 out of 114 in Rangefinder-style mirrorless cameras
Ranked
#123 out of 1131 in all Cameras
Olympus E-PL7 scores higher than the Fujifilm S1 thanks to its better general imaging quality, compact size and higher value for the money. On the other hand, Fujifilm S1 has some extra features which may become a game changer if you have some specific requirements.
We recommend you to read our detailed Pro's and Con's section and see if any Pro of Fujifilm S1 is a must-have for you. If not, choose the Olympus E-PL7.
| General |
Fujifilm FinePix S1 |
Olympus PEN E-PL7 |
| Brand |
Fujifilm |
Olympus |
| Announced |
2014-01-06 |
2014-09-01 |
| Body Type |
SLR-like (bridge) |
Rangefinder-style mirrorless |
| Price |
$399.95 |
$499.00 |
Sensor |
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| Type |
CMOS |
CMOS |
| Size |
1/2.3" |
Four Thirds |
| Dimensions |
6.17 x 4.55 mm |
17.3 x 13 mm |
| Area |
28.07mm2 |
224.90mm2 |
| Megapixels |
16 megapixels |
16 megapixels |
| Max Resolution |
4608 x 3456 |
4608 x 3456 |
| Max Native Light sensitivity |
12,800 ISO |
25,600 ISO |
| Min Native Light sensitivity |
100 ISO |
100 ISO |
| RAW Support |
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Autofocus |
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| AF Touch |
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| AF Continuous |
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| AF Single |
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| AF Tracking |
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| AF Selective |
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| AF Center |
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| AF Multi Area |
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| AF Live View |
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| AF Face Detection |
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| AF Contrast Detection |
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| AF Phase Detection |
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| Number of Focus Points |
n/a |
81 |
Lens |
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| Manual Focus |
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| Lens Mount |
fixed lens |
Micro Four Thirds |
| Number of Available Lenses |
n/a |
92 |
| Lens Focal Range |
24-1200 mm (50×) |
no lens |
| Max Aperture |
F2.8-5.6 |
no lens |
| Macro Focus Range |
1cm |
no lens |
Screen |
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| Type |
Fully Articulated |
Tilting |
| Size |
3″ |
3″ |
| Resolution |
920k dots |
1,037k dots |
| Touch Screen |
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Viewfinder |
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| Viewfinder |
Electronic |
Electronic (optional) |
| Viewfinder Resolution |
920k dots |
no electronic viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Coverage |
97% |
n/a |
Photography Features |
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| Max Shutter Speed |
1/2000s |
1/4000s |
| Shutter Priority |
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| Aperture Priority |
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| Manual Exposure Mode |
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| Custom White Balance |
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| Image Stabilization |
Sensor-shift |
Sensor-shift |
| Built-in Flash |
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| Flash Range |
8.00 m |
no built-in flash |
| External Flash |
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| Continuous Shooting |
10.0 fps |
8.0 fps |
| Multi-Segment |
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| Average |
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| Spot |
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| Partial |
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| AF-Area |
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| Center Weighted |
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| AE Bracketing |
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| WB Bracketing |
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Video Features |
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| Max Video Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
1920 x 1080 |
| Video Formats |
H.264 |
H.264, Motion JPEG |
| Microphone Port |
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| Headphone Port |
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Connectivity |
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| Wireless Connectivity |
Built-In |
Built-In |
| HDMI |
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Physical |
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| Environmental Sealing |
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| Weight |
680g |
357g |
| Dimensions |
133 x 91 x 110mm |
115 x 67 x 38mm |
| Battery Life |
350 shots |
350 shots |
Other Features |
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| Timelapse Recording |
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| GPS |
Optional |
None |
DxO Sensor Scores |
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| DxO Overall Score |
not tested |
72 |
| DxO Color Depth |
not tested |
22.7 |
| DxO Dynamic Range |
not tested |
12.4 |
| DxO Low Light ISO |
not tested |
873 |
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