Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic FH20

The following is a detailed overview of the Olympus PEN-F and Panasonic FH20, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and FH20 (14MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and FH20 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The PEN-F was manufactured 6 years after the FH20 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FH20 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a full comparison, below is a quick summation of how the PEN-F matches up versus the FH20 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN-F & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Panasonic FH20 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus PEN-F provides outside dimensions of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") with a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FH20 has sizing of 100mm x 56mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 178 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the PEN-F vs the FH20.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the PEN-F and FH20 is 84 and 93 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to picture the gap in sensor dimensions just by researching specifications. The pic here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the PEN-F and FH20.

To sum up, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The PEN-F because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus PEN-F will render greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The fresher PEN-F provides an edge in sensor innovation.