Olympus PEN E-P7
Olympus fans have been waiting to see what OM Digital Solutions would do after the imaging division of Olympus was sold and renamed in January 2021. The Olympus PEN E-P7 is the first Micro Four Thirds camera to come from the new company.
The Olympus PEN E-P7 may not be the update to the PEN-F people have been waiting for, but it does inherit the colour control dial from this model, and offers many new features that could make it a good step up from the Olympus PEN ‘Lite’ series, the most recent being the E-PL10.
The E-P7 offers a 20MP Four Thirds sensor, 4K video recording, a wealth of manual and advanced shooting modes, a tilting 3in touchscreen that can also be used as a selfie screen, plus a new colour/monochrome profile switch on the front. All in a compact and relatively lightweight camera, weighing in at just 337g body only.
Features
The Olympus PEN E-P7 features a 20.3MP Four Thirds ‘Live MOS’ sensor, as found in the more premium but sadly now discontinued Olympus PEN-F, and the SLR-like OM-D E-M10 Mark IV which boasts a built-in electronic viewfinder. The camera offers an ISO range from ISO 100 (Low) up to ISO 25,600.
Like other Olympus cameras, in-body image stabilisation (IBIS) comes as standard, a feature that moves the sensor along 5-axis to combat camera shake at slow shutter speeds, giving up to 4.5 stops of compensation. This means you can get a sharp shot in low light, while previously
