Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic LZ20

Lets examine more closely at the Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic LZ20, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and LZ20 (16MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and LZ20 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The PEN-F was announced 3 years after the LZ20 which is quite a big difference as far as technology 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 LZ20 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving through a in depth comparison, below is a short overview of how the PEN-F matches up versus the LZ20 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN-F & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ20. The whole galleries are available at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Panasonic LZ20 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus PEN-F comes with 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) whilst the Panasonic LZ20 has specifications of 120mm x 76mm x 80mm (4.7" x 3.0" x 3.1") having a weight of 499 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Underneath is the front view physical size comparison of the PEN-F versus the LZ20.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the PEN-F and LZ20 is 84 and 71 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions merely by reading specifications. The pic underneath may give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the PEN-F and LZ20.

Plainly, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The PEN-F using its larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Olympus PEN-F will offer you more detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The newer PEN-F will have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.