Canon T3 vs Olympus E-PL7

Olympus E-PL7 advantages over Canon T3

• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• In-Camera Image Stabilization
  Yes vs No
  Reduces the effects of camera shake at slower shutter speeds
• Touchscreen
  Touch vs No touch
  Interact with your camera just like your smartphone
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• Higher effective ISO

  Higher effective ISO

  Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

  Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

  You can learn more at our glossary entry.

  Maximum effective ISO test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  E-PL7 test data on DxO Mark T3 test data on DxO Mark
  873 vs 755 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• More dynamic range

  More dynamic range

  Cameras with more dynamic range allow you to take photos with dramatic differences in highlight and shadow areas while retaining detail in both.

  Think of a brilliant sunset on a rocky beach: Bright sunset in the background, with dark rocks in the foreground. High dynamic range means more of the extremes will be faithfully reproduced.

  Dynamic range test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  E-PL7 test data on DxO Mark T3 test data on DxO Mark
  12.4 vs 11.0 evs
  Retain detail in highlight and shadows
• Thinner
  38 mm vs 77 mm
  Thinner
• Lighter weight
  469g vs 702g
  Lighter weight
• More dots on screen
  1037k vs 230k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Shoots 1080p video
  Yes vs No
  You'll want this if you shoot video
• Less shutter lag
  0.16 vs 0.31 sec
  Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)
• More pixels
  16.1 vs 12.2 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Longer exposure
  60 vs 30 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Faster JPEG shooting
  8.7 fps vs 2.9 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Faster RAW shooting
  8.7 fps vs 2.0 fps
  Faster RAW shooting in burst mode
• Bigger RAW buffer
  17 vs 3 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  25600 vs 6400 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility