Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic L10

Its time to look more in depth at the Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic L10, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and L10 (10MP) but both cameras provide the same sensor dimensions (Four Thirds).

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The PEN-F was manufactured 8 years later than the L10 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic L10 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting into a in-depth comparison, here is a short view of how the PEN-F matches up versus the L10 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN-F & Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10. The entire galleries are available at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Panasonic L10 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus PEN-F has got outside measurements of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") with a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Panasonic L10 has sizing of 135mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") and a weight of 556 grams (1.23 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the PEN-F and the L10.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the PEN-F and L10 is 84 and 66 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements purely by checking out specifications. The graphic below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the PEN-F and L10.

To sum up, both of those cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit different MP. You can count on the Olympus PEN-F to produce greater detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop shots a bit more aggressively. The fresher PEN-F should have a benefit in sensor innovation.