Olympus PEN E-P7 vs Ricoh GR

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Olympus PEN E-P7 and the Ricoh GR, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Olympus PEN E-P7 was introduced in June 2021 and Ricoh GR was introduced in April 2013. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Olympus PEN E-P7 over Ricoh GR.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Ricoh GR over Olympus PEN E-P7.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Olympus PEN E-P7 and Ricoh GR have 3.0" screens with 1,040k dot and 1,230k dot resolutions respectively. Olympus PEN E-P7 has a Tilting screen which makes it very useful for photography purposes but not so useful for video shooting. Ricoh GR has a Fixed screen Olympus PEN E-P7 also features touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment and most importantly a Touch-to-Focus functionality allowing users to select a specific point on the screen where they want the camera to focus. This feature can be helpful for achieving precise focus in both photo and video recording.

Camera does not have a built-in viewfinder but an optional optical viewfinder can be attached on Ricoh GR.

Olympus PEN E-P7 features a 20 megapixel Micro Four Thirds CMOS sensor with dimensions of 17.4 x 13 mm and a total area of 226.2 mm². Its native ISO range is 200 - 25,600 and expands to 100 - 25,600 in boosted mode. Ricoh GR features a 16 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor with dimensions of 23.7 x 15.7 mm and a total area of 246.5 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 25,600.

Olympus PEN E-P7 is equipped with TruePic VIII processor and can take pictures up to 5184 x 3888 resolution. Ricoh GR can take pictures up to 4928 x 3264 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4352 x 3264, 3264 x 3264, 3936 x 2608, 3488 x 2608, 2608 x 2608, 2912 x 1936, 2592 x 1936, 1936x1936, 1280 x 864, 1152 x 864, 864 x 864 with 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 aspect ratios.

No Low-Pass Filter on Olympus PEN E-P7

There is no optical low-pass filter (OLPF), also known as an anti-aliasing filter, in front of the sensor on Olympus PEN E-P7. This results in a slightly sharper image but may also introduce moiré patterns and aliasing artifacts when photographing subjects with fine, repetitive patterns or details.

In-Body Image Stabilization on Olympus PEN E-P7

Olympus PEN E-P7 has a built-in 5-Axis Sensor Shift in-body image stabilization (IBIS) with 4.5 stops of compensation. This means that you are still getting vibration reduction when camera is paired with non-image stabilizied lenses. It also works with lenses with optical image stabilization and in combination can achieve even better compensation.

Built-in Wi-Fi on Olympus PEN E-P7

Olympus PEN E-P7 has a built-in Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz) which allows to easily transfer photos and videos from the camera to other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as smartphones, tablets, printers, or computers. This eliminates the need for cables and allows for quick and convenient media sharing and social media integration. It gives you the ability to control your camera remotely using a smartphone or tablet. This is particularly useful for taking self-portraits, group shots, or capturing images in challenging conditions without having to touch the camera. Firmware updates can also be downloaded and installed wirelessly.
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Bluetooth on Olympus PEN E-P7

Olympus PEN E-P7 has a built-in Bluetooth (version 4.2 LE) which lets you to connect the camera to a smartphone or a dedicated remote control device. This allows you to remotely trigger the camera, adjust settings and controls remotely through a paired mobile app. While Wi-Fi is generally faster for transferring larger files, Bluetooth can be used for small, selective transfers, it can provide real-time information about your camera's battery status, memory card capacity, and other key settings directly on your paired smartphone or smartwatch.
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NFC on Ricoh GR

Ricoh GR has Near Field Communication (NFC) technology which simplifies the process of pairing it with other NFC-enabled devices like smartphones or tablets. It allows to quickly transfer photos and videos or remotely control the camera from compatible device. NFC can also be used for authentication and security purposes. It can verify your identity before accessing certain features or transferring sensitive data. It can be used with NFC-enabled accessories as well, such as lenses, flashes and GPS devices.

USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. Olympus PEN E-P7 has a Micro HDMI and Ricoh GR has an HDMI connector for video signal output.

Battery

Olympus PEN E-P7 comes with BLS-50 battery pack with battery life of 360 shots and Ricoh GR comes with DB65 battery pack with battery life of 290 shots.

External Storage Slots

Olympus PEN E-P7 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II) card slot. Ricoh GR has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot.

Shutter

Olympus PEN E-P7 has Electronic focal-plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/16000 sec with electronic shutter and up to 1/4000 sec with mechanical shutter on Olympus PEN E-P7, and up to 1/4000 sec on Ricoh GR. Olympus PEN E-P7 can shoot continuously up to 8.7 fps. Ricoh GR can shoot continuously up to 4.0 fps.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Olympus PEN E-P7 ranges from -2 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Olympus PEN E-P7 and ±2 range on Ricoh GR. You can also do exposure lock, exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Olympus PEN E-P7 and exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Ricoh GR.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 5.40 m at ISO 100.. They also accept external flash. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/4000 sec on Ricoh GR.

Olympus PEN E-P7 body has dimensions of 118 x 69 x 38 mm (4.65 x 2.72 x 1.5") and Ricoh GR body has dimensions of 117 x 61 x 35 mm (4.61 x 2.4 x 1.38"). Olympus PEN E-P7 weighs 337 g (0.74 lb / 11.89 oz) and Ricoh GR weighs 245 g (0.54 lb / 8.64 oz).

Olympus PEN E-P7

Ricoh GR

118 mm

69 mm

117 mm

61 mm

69 mm

61 mm