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Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic FZ1000 II

Portability
84
Imaging
59
Features
79
Overall
67
Olympus PEN-F front
 
Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II front
Portability
55
Imaging
54
Features
82
Overall
65

Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic FZ1000 II Key Specs

Olympus PEN-F
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 427g - 125 x 72 x 37mm
  • Revealed January 2016
Panasonic FZ1000 II
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Increase to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 25-400mm (F2.8-4.0) lens
  • 808g - 136 x 97 x 132mm
  • Revealed February 2019
  • Older Model is Panasonic FZ1000
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Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic FZ1000 II Overview

Here is a complete review of the Olympus PEN-F and Panasonic FZ1000 II, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. The resolution of the PEN-F (20MP) and the FZ1000 II (20MP) is relatively comparable but the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and FZ1000 II (1") use different sensor sizes.

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The PEN-F was revealed 4 years prior to the FZ1000 II and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving through a in depth comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the PEN-F matches up vs the FZ1000 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Olympus PEN-F over the Panasonic FZ1000 II

 PEN-F FZ1000 II 

Reasons to pick Panasonic FZ1000 II over the Olympus PEN-F

 FZ1000 II PEN-F 
RevealedFebruary 2019January 2016Fresher by 37 months
Screen resolution1240k1037kSharper screen (+203k dot)

Common features in the Olympus PEN-F and Panasonic FZ1000 II

 PEN-F FZ1000 II 
Manually focus Very accurate focus
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFully ArticulatedFully Articulated screen
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen dimensions
Selfie screen Both are selfie friendly
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic FZ1000 II Physical Comparison

For those who are going to carry your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus PEN-F offers outside dimensions of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") along with a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Panasonic FZ1000 II has specifications of 136mm x 97mm x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2") accompanied by a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs).

Look at the Olympus PEN-F and Panasonic FZ1000 II in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the PEN-F compared to the FZ1000 II.

Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic FZ1000 II size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the PEN-F and FZ1000 II is 84 and 55 respectively.

Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic FZ1000 II top view buttons comparison

Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic FZ1000 II Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it can be hard to picture the difference in sensor sizing merely by checking out technical specs. The visual underneath might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the PEN-F and FZ1000 II.

As you can tell, both of the cameras offer the same exact megapixels albeit different sensor sizing. The PEN-F has the bigger sensor which will make obtaining shallow depth of field simpler. The older PEN-F will be behind with regard to sensor technology.

Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic FZ1000 II sensor size comparison

Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic FZ1000 II Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic FZ1000 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus PEN-F Portrait photography highlights
Panasonic FZ1000 II Portrait photography highlights
75
manual focus
decent MP (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
features face detection focus
supports RAW files
72
focusing manually
MP count decent (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (1")
provides face detect focusing
delivers RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus PEN-F Street photography advice
Panasonic FZ1000 II Street photography advice
84
screen can move to multiple angles
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
supports RAW files
features touch focus
good high ISO (25,600)
71
screen articulates
has image stabilization (Optical)
nice sensor size (1")
delivers RAW files
features focus by touch
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus PEN-F
Sports photography with Panasonic FZ1000 II
67
max shutter speed is good (1/8,000s)
silent shooting (1/16,000s)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent MP (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
features tracking autofocus
low battery pack (330 per charge)
has no phase detect auto focus
69
incredible zoom range (25-400mm 16.0 x zoom)
silent mode (1/16,000s)
has image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
provides tracking focus
has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus PEN-F Travel photography advice
Panasonic FZ1000 II Travel photography advice
75
features touch focus
decent MP (20 megapixels)
screen is selfie friendly
low battery pack (330 per charge)
67
has bluetooth
features focus by touch
MP count decent (20MP)
flash built-in
screen is selfie friendly
pretty wide (25mm)
very long zoom (400mm)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus PEN-F Landscape photography details
Panasonic FZ1000 II Landscape photography details
76
manual focus
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen is a decent size (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent MP (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
good high ISO (25,600)
supports RAW files
low battery pack (330 shots)
65
focusing manually
pretty wide (25mm)
decent sized screen (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (1")
delivers RAW files
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus PEN-F Vlogging features
Panasonic FZ1000 II Vlogging features
78
screen is selfie friendly
touch screen
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
features face detection focus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
does not have external microphone jack
67
pretty wide (25mm)
screen is selfie friendly
touchscreen
has image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detect focusing
great video quality (3840 x 2160 pixels)
comes with microphone port
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
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Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic FZ1000 II Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus PEN-F and Panasonic FZ1000 II
 Olympus PEN-FPanasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II
General Information
Make Olympus Panasonic
Model Olympus PEN-F Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II
Class Advanced Mirrorless Large Sensor Superzoom
Revealed 2016-01-27 2019-02-18
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Processor TruePic VII Venus Engine
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 20MP 20MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 5184 x 3888 5472 x 3648
Maximum native ISO 25600 12800
Maximum enhanced ISO - 25600
Min native ISO 200 125
RAW pictures
Min enhanced ISO 80 80
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points 81 49
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 25-400mm (16.0x)
Maximal aperture - f/2.8-4.0
Macro focus distance - 3cm
Available lenses 107 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 2.7
Screen
Range of screen Fully Articulated Fully Articulated
Screen sizing 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 1,037k dot 1,240k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution 2,360k dot 2,360k dot
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification 0.62x 0.74x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60s 60s
Fastest shutter speed 1/8000s 1/4000s
Fastest silent shutter speed 1/16000s 1/16000s
Continuous shutter speed 10.0 frames per sec 12.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range no built-in flash 13.50 m (with Auto ISO)
Flash options Flash Auto, Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync (1st curtain), Slow sync (1st curtain), Slow sync (2nd curtain) Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync/Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off, 1st / 2nd Slow Sync.
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p) 3840x2160 (30p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p) 1280x720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264, Motion JPEG MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 427g (0.94 lbs) 808g (1.78 lbs)
Dimensions 125 x 72 x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") 136 x 97 x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 74 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 23.1 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 12.4 not tested
DXO Low light score 894 not tested
Other
Battery life 330 photos 350 photos
Battery form Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model BLN-1 DMW-BLC12PP
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 seconds, custom) Yes
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I supported)
Storage slots Single Single
Launch cost $1,000 $898