Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic FP7

Here is a extensive analysis of the Olympus PEN-F versus Panasonic FP7, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and FP7 (16MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and FP7 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The PEN-F was brought out 5 years later than the FP7 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FP7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the PEN-F grades against the FP7 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN-F & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Panasonic FP7 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus PEN-F features physical 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 Panasonic FP7 has proportions of 101mm x 59mm x 18mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") having a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs).

See the Olympus PEN-F versus Panasonic FP7 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the PEN-F vs the FP7.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the PEN-F and FP7 is 84 and 95 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing only by looking at specifications. The visual here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the PEN-F and FP7.

To sum up, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The PEN-F featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Olympus PEN-F will give you greater detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The newer PEN-F should have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.