Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic GH2

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus PEN-F and Panasonic GH2, both Advanced Mirrorless digital cameras by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a significant gap between the resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and GH2 (16MP) but they feature the exact same sensor dimensions (Four Thirds).

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The PEN-F was revealed 4 years later than the GH2 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic GH2 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief summation of how the PEN-F scores vs the GH2 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN-F and Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2. The full galleries are provided at Olympus PEN-F Gallery and Panasonic GH2 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus PEN-F comes with external dimensions of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") having a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GH2 has measurements of 124mm x 90mm x 76mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 442 grams (0.97 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the PEN-F vs the GH2.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the PEN-F and GH2 is 84 and 70 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to visualise the gap between sensor measurements purely by reviewing technical specs. The graphic here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the PEN-F and GH2.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You should expect to see the Olympus PEN-F to offer more detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The younger PEN-F will have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.