Olympus PEN-F vs Olympus SH-1

Lets look more closely at the Olympus PEN-F vs Olympus SH-1, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both offered by Olympus. There is a noticeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and SH-1 (16MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and SH-1 (1/2.3") boast different sensor size.

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The PEN-F was manufactured 23 months later than the SH-1 which makes them a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SH-1 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a quick overview of how the PEN-F grades versus the SH-1 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN-F & Olympus Stylus SH-1. The entire galleries are available at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Olympus SH-1 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus PEN-F has outside 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 SH-1 has sizing of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the PEN-F compared to the SH-1.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the PEN-F and SH-1 is 84 and 88 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's hard to picture the difference in sensor measurements merely by researching specifications. The photograph underneath will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the PEN-F and SH-1.

Plainly, both the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The PEN-F due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Olympus PEN-F will render greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The younger PEN-F provides a benefit with regard to sensor tech.