Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic ZS25

Following is a comprehensive assessment of the Olympus PEN-F versus Panasonic ZS25, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and ZS25 (16MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and ZS25 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The PEN-F was announced 3 years after the ZS25 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS25 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a complete comparison, below is a short summary of how the PEN-F scores versus the ZS25 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN-F & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS25. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Panasonic ZS25 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry around your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus PEN-F has outside measurements of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS25 has specifications of 105mm x 59mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the PEN-F vs the ZS25.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the PEN-F and ZS25 is 84 and 93 respectively.

Normally, it's hard to visualize the difference between sensor sizes only by looking at specifications. The pic below may provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the PEN-F and ZS25.

To sum up, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The PEN-F having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus PEN-F will give you more detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The newer PEN-F provides a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.