recently bought and recently sold again, not for me, I like my OMD EM1 and bought this as a back up, now I've just bought EM5 as back up others may love it but not enough direct controls like the EM1 or EM5, and lack of EVF was the deciding factor

After having this camera for the last 6 months I am upgrading to the Olympus OMD e-m5 ii. I have been so impressed with the shots that my Olympus e-pl7 has done and I have converted at least 100 people around me with the absolute great pictures it takes so effortlessly.

I was looking for an upgrade for my Olympus Pen E-PL1. The E-PL7 fulfills my needs. My primary use for the camera is in a studio setup doing focus stacks of plants. It is indeed a great camera for that purpose: easy to use in the manual mode and easy to adjust exposure.

Replacing the E-PL6, the Olympus E-PL7 is a retro-styled mid-range 16MP Compact System Camera that sits below the O-MD E-M10 in the Olympus line-up. Boasting a slender, all-metal glossy body with a leather-style finish on the front, and a screen that flips 180° for shooting selfies, the camera is...

The Olympus PEN Lite E-PL7 is the latest PEN camera from Olympus and features built in Wi-Fi, tilting "selfie" touch-screen, updated Art Filters, along with a 16 megapixel Micro Four Thirds sensor.

Good noise performance; Great image quality; Built in Wi-Fi; Wide range of Micro Four Thirds lenses; Stylish metal body; Dual axis electronic level; Excellent 3inch touch-screen; Live Bulb / Live Time feature; A large number of Art filters and effects available

Panoramic auto-stitching not available; Menu system could be daunting for new users

Gorgeous camera, perfect for street-style no fuss photography. Picture quality seems great and the facility to use additional lenses is really great too

Easy to use

Quite pricey

Olympus' latest mid-range PEN combines high-end features and a compact body at an affordable price.

Hardware is really good in Olympus as compare to previous models, improved LCDs, battery life and shutter shake makes it good deal.

The Olympus E-PL7 brings significant upgrades to the popular PEN "lite" mirrorless camera line, most notably in the form of improved ergonomics and a more professional feel, bringing it more in line with the flagship E-P5.

Excellent image quality; with slightly improved JPEG rendering; Great high ISO performance for 4/3" sensor; Very good dynamic range for its class; Improved performance over the E-PL5 which was already fast (faster startup; AF and burst speeds; Improved buffer depth with faster clearing; Expanded ISO...

Somewhat muted default colors (below average mean saturation; Auto WB too warm in incandescent lighting; No built-in flash (but a small external flash is included; Battery door prone to being knocked off due to irregular placement; Not compatible with NFC; Somewhat quirky menu systems; No built-in...

I saw a pre-production model of this unit back in the summer. Now finally as winter grips us all the chance to review it arrives. For me a first, a removable lens camera marketed with the ability to take selfies high on its tick list.