Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic FZ70

Here is a detailed overview of the Olympus PEN-F and Panasonic FZ70, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and FZ70 (16MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and FZ70 (1/2.3") feature different sensor size.

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The PEN-F was brought out 2 years later than the FZ70 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FZ70 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the PEN-F matches up versus the FZ70 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN-F & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ70. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Panasonic FZ70 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera, you'll have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus PEN-F comes with physical dimensions of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") and a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ70 has dimensions of 130mm x 97mm x 118mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 4.6") and a weight of 606 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the PEN-F vs the FZ70.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the PEN-F and FZ70 is 84 and 63 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing only by looking at specs. The photograph underneath should give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the PEN-F and FZ70.

All in all, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The PEN-F because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus PEN-F will give you extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The fresher PEN-F provides an advantage with regard to sensor technology.