Below you can see the front view size comparison of Olympus TG-5 and Olympus E-PL7. Olympus TG-5 is clearly the smaller of the two cameras. Its body is 2mm narrower, 1mm shorter and 6mm thinner than Olympus E-PL7. As you can tell, actually this is not a fair size comparison since Olympus TG-5 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 Olympus TG-5 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 TG-5 is significantly lighter (107g ) than the Olympus E-PL7 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.
Olympus TG-5 has a 12.0MP 1/2.3 (6.17 x 4.55 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor and features TruePic VIII processor. On the other hand, Olympus E-PL7 has a 16.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features TruePic VII processor.
Below you can see the TG-5 and E-PL7 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Olympus E-PL7 has a 8.0x Larger sensor area than Olympus TG-5. 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 Olympus TG-5 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.
Olympus TG-5 for Portrait Photography
Olympus E-PL7 for Portrait Photography
Image Stabilization
Average Resolution Sensor: 12.0MP
Small 1/2.3 sensor
No External Flash Shoe
No Built-in Viewfinder
No Manual Exposure Mode
Not so good Ergonomics&Handling
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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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Olympus TG-5 for Street Photography
Olympus E-PL7 for Street Photography
Image Stabilization
Small Body
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Fast Lens at Wide: f2.00
25 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Small 1/2.3 sensor
No Built-in Viewfinder
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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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Olympus TG-5 for Sports Photography
Olympus E-PL7 for Sports Photography
Image Stabilization
Fast Continuous Shooting: 20.0fps
Environmental Sealings
25 Focus Points
Wireless Connection
Average Max shutter speed: 1/2000s
No External Flash Shoe
No Built-in Viewfinder
No Manual Exposure Mode
Not so good Ergonomics&Handling
100 mm Tele Lens
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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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Olympus TG-5 for Daily Photography
Olympus E-PL7 for Daily Photography
Compact Body
Environmental Sealings
250g
4X Optical Zoom
Small 1/2.3 sensor
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Olympus TG-5 for Landscape Photography
Olympus E-PL7 for Landscape Photography
25 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Environmental Sealings
Average Resolution Sensor: 12.0MP
Small 1/2.3 sensor
No Manual Exposure Mode
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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 Olympus TG-5 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 Olympus TG-5 and Olympus E-PL7 scores compare:
Olympus TG-5
Ranked
#12 out of 473 in Compact cameras
Ranked
#267 out of 1175 in all Cameras
Olympus E-PL7
Ranked
#20 out of 117 in Rangefinder-style mirrorless cameras
Ranked
#145 out of 1175 in all Cameras
Olympus E-PL7 is the overall winner of this comparison. It has a higher Overall Score and beats Olympus TG-5 in all criterias except one: Portability.
If small size and light body is a big priority for you, choose Olympus TG-5. Otherwise, Olympus E-PL7 is the better camera overall.
| General |
Olympus Tough TG-5 |
Olympus PEN E-PL7 |
| Brand |
Olympus |
Olympus |
| Announced |
2017-05-17 |
2014-09-01 |
| Body Type |
Compact |
Rangefinder-style mirrorless |
Sensor |
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| Type |
BSI-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 |
12 megapixels |
16 megapixels |
| Max Resolution |
4000 x 3000 |
4608 x 3456 |
| Max Native Light sensitivity |
12,800 ISO |
25,600 ISO |
| Max Boosted Light Sensitivity |
12800 ISO |
- |
| Min Native Light sensitivity |
100 ISO |
100 ISO |
| Min Boosted Light Sensitivity |
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 |
25 |
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 |
98 |
| Lens Focal Range |
25-100 mm (4x) |
no lens |
| Max Aperture |
F2.0-4.9 |
no lens |
| Macro Focus Range |
1cm |
no lens |
Screen |
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| Type |
Fixed type |
Tilting |
| Size |
3" |
3″ |
| Resolution |
460k dots |
1,037k dots |
| Touch Screen |
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Viewfinder |
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| Viewfinder |
None |
Electronic (optional) |
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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| External Flash |
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| Continuous Shooting |
20.0 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 |
3840 x 2160 |
1920 x 1080 |
| Video Formats |
MPEG-4, 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 |
250g |
357g |
| Dimensions |
113 x 66 x 32mm |
115 x 67 x 38mm |
| Battery Life |
340 shots |
350 shots |
Other Features |
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| Timelapse Recording |
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| GPS |
Built-in |
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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