Olympus PEN-F vs Olympus SH-50

Below is a comprehensive review of the Olympus PEN-F and Olympus SH-50, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are sold by Olympus. There is a huge difference among the image resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and SH-50 (16MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and SH-50 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The PEN-F was unveiled 3 years later than the SH-50 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SH-50 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a brief view of how the PEN-F grades against the SH-50 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN-F and Olympus SH-50. The full galleries are provided at Olympus PEN-F Gallery and Olympus SH-50 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera often, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus PEN-F has outer measurements of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") having a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Olympus SH-50 has dimensions of 112mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

See the Olympus PEN-F and Olympus SH-50 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the PEN-F against the SH-50.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the PEN-F and SH-50 is 84 and 88 respectively.

In many cases, it can be difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements only by researching technical specs. The photograph here will help offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the PEN-F and SH-50.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The PEN-F having a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus PEN-F will provide you with greater detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a bit more aggressively. The more modern PEN-F provides a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.