Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic FH2

Below, we will be analyzing the Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic FH2, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and FH2 (14MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and FH2 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The PEN-F was brought out 5 years later than the FH2 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FH2 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the PEN-F scores versus the FH2 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN-F & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Panasonic FH2 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you will have 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") accompanied by a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Panasonic FH2 has sizing of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the PEN-F compared to the FH2.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the PEN-F and FH2 is 84 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to see the gap between sensor measurements just by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic below should provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the PEN-F and FH2.

As you can see, the 2 cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The PEN-F due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus PEN-F will give greater detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The newer PEN-F is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.