Olympus PEN-F vs Olympus TG-1 iHS

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus PEN-F vs Olympus TG-1 iHS, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Waterproof and both of them are sold by Olympus. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and TG-1 iHS (12MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and TG-1 iHS (1/2.3") offer different sensor size.

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The PEN-F was revealed 3 years later than the TG-1 iHS and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus TG-1 iHS being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a in depth comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the PEN-F matches up vs the TG-1 iHS when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN-F & Olympus Tough TG-1 iHS. The full galleries are provided at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Olympus TG-1 iHS Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus PEN-F has outside measurements of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") along with a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Olympus TG-1 iHS has proportions of 112mm x 67mm x 30mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.2") and a weight of 230 grams (0.51 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the PEN-F vs the TG-1 iHS.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the PEN-F and TG-1 iHS is 84 and 91 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very difficult to imagine the gap between sensor sizing only by reviewing technical specs. The photograph here will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the PEN-F and TG-1 iHS.

As you can tell, both of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The PEN-F using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus PEN-F will deliver more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs way more aggressively. The newer PEN-F should have a benefit in sensor innovation.