Olympus PEN-F vs Olympus SP-800 UZ

On this page, we will be analyzing the Olympus PEN-F vs Olympus SP-800 UZ, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Olympus. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and SP-800 UZ (14MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and SP-800 UZ (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor sizes.

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The PEN-F was manufactured 6 years after the SP-800 UZ which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SP-800 UZ being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the PEN-F matches up vs the SP-800 UZ for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN-F and Olympus SP-800 UZ. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus PEN-F Gallery and Olympus SP-800 UZ Gallery.

If you are aiming to travel with your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus PEN-F has outer measurements of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") with a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Olympus SP-800 UZ has sizing of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") having a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have at that moment. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the PEN-F against the SP-800 UZ.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the PEN-F and SP-800 UZ is 84 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to envision the gap in sensor dimensions purely by going through specs. The picture below should offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the PEN-F and SP-800 UZ.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The PEN-F featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Olympus PEN-F will produce greater detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The younger PEN-F is going to have a benefit in sensor tech.