Olympus PEN E-PL7 vs Nikon Coolpix S5300

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Olympus PEN E-PL7 and the Nikon Coolpix S5300, 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-PL7 was introduced in September 2014 and Nikon Coolpix S5300 was introduced in January 2014. 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-PL7 over Nikon Coolpix S5300.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Nikon Coolpix S5300 over Olympus PEN E-PL7.

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-PL7 and Nikon Coolpix S5300 have 3.0" screens with 1,037k dot and 460k dot resolutions respectively. Olympus PEN E-PL7 has a Tilting screen which makes it very useful for photography purposes but not so useful for video shooting. Nikon Coolpix S5300 has a Fixed screen Olympus PEN E-PL7 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 electronic viewfinder can be attached on Olympus PEN E-PL7.

Olympus PEN E-PL7 features a 16.1 megapixel Micro Four Thirds CMOS sensor with dimensions of 17.3 x 13 mm and a total area of 224.9 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 25,600. Nikon Coolpix S5300 features a 16 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 20.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 125 - 6,400.

Olympus PEN E-PL7 is equipped with TruePic VII processor and can take pictures up to 4608 x 3456 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3200 x 2400, 1280 x 960 with 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios. Nikon Coolpix S5300 can take pictures up to 4608 x 3456 resolution.

Image Stabilization

The cameras have a built-in image stabilization (3.5 stops of compensation in Olympus PEN E-PL7). On Olympus PEN E-PL7 it means that you are still getting vibration reduction when it 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

Cameras have built-in Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n 2.4 GHz on Olympus PEN E-PL7) 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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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. Olympus PEN E-PL7 has a Micro HDMI and Nikon Coolpix S5300 has a Micro HDMI connector for video signal output.

Battery

Olympus PEN E-PL7 comes with BLS-50 battery pack with battery life of 350 shots and Nikon Coolpix S5300 comes with EN-EL19 battery pack with battery life of 180 shots.

External Storage Slots

Cameras have a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot.

Shutter

Shutter speed can go up to 1/4000 sec on Olympus PEN E-PL7, and up to 1/1500 sec on Nikon Coolpix S5300. Olympus PEN E-PL7 can shoot continuously up to 8.0 fps. Nikon Coolpix S5300 can shoot continuously up to 7.0 fps.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Olympus PEN E-PL7 ranges from -2 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Olympus PEN E-PL7 and ±2 range on Nikon Coolpix S5300. You can also do exposure lock and exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Olympus PEN E-PL7 and exposure bracketing on Nikon Coolpix S5300.

Flash

Nikon Coolpix S5300 has a built-in flash with maximum range of 3.50 m. Olympus PEN E-PL7 has no built-in flash but an external flash may be connected via Hot Shoe..

Olympus PEN E-PL7 body has dimensions of 115 x 67 x 38 mm (4.53 x 2.64 x 1.5") and Nikon Coolpix S5300 body has dimensions of 97 x 58 x 21 mm (3.82 x 2.28 x 0.83"). Olympus PEN E-PL7 weighs 357 g (0.79 lb / 12.59 oz) and Nikon Coolpix S5300 weighs 138 g (0.30 lb / 4.87 oz).

Olympus PEN E-PL7

Nikon Coolpix S5300

115 mm

67 mm

97 mm

58 mm

67 mm

58 mm

38 mm

21 mm