Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic FH6

On this page, we are comparing the Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic FH6, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and FH6 (14MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and FH6 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The PEN-F was manufactured 4 years later than the FH6 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FH6 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a complete comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the PEN-F grades vs the FH6 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN-F & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6. The entire galleries are available at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Panasonic FH6 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus PEN-F provides outer measurements of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") and a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Panasonic FH6 has proportions of 96mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the PEN-F compared to the FH6.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the PEN-F and FH6 is 84 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to see the gap between sensor measurements simply by looking at specifications. The photograph below will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the PEN-F and FH6.

Plainly, both the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The PEN-F because of its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Olympus PEN-F will resolve more detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The younger PEN-F will have an edge with regard to sensor technology.