The Olympus PEN E-PL7 is a rangefinder-styled digital mirrorless interchangeable lens camera announced by Olympus Corp. on August 28, 2014. It succeeds the

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. The E-PL7 was succeeded by the Olympus PEN E-PL8 that was announced on September 19, 2016.

Differences between E-PL7 and E-PL6/5

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" capacitative touchscreen * Touch screen UI is available in most of the UI, including focus point selection, focus magnification, tap to focus/capture etc. * Screen resolution changed from 460K dots to 1037K dots /480*320 to 720*480 * Newer AF system with 81 points instead of 35, practically giving it the same contrast detection system like in the more professional choices in the lineup, but lacks a phase-detection system. * Manual focusing is assisted by focus peaking, which enables easy focusing with any manual lens. * Comprehensive Wi-Fi feature, which enables communication with any Wi-Fi capable web device, and allows complete control over camera features when used with Android or

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and a relevant app. * Geo-tagging pictures when captured through the O.I share app

References

External links

*http://www.dpreview.com/products/olympus/slrs/oly_epl7/specifications Cameras introduced in 2014 PEN E-PL7 Live-preview digital cameras {{camera-stub