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Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic ZS25

Portability
84
Imaging
59
Features
79
Overall
67
Olympus PEN-F front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS25 front
Portability
93
Imaging
40
Features
43
Overall
41

Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic ZS25 Key Specs

Olympus PEN-F
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 427g - 125 x 72 x 37mm
  • Launched January 2016
Panasonic ZS25
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-480mm (F3.3-6.4) lens
  • 193g - 105 x 59 x 28mm
  • Released January 2013
  • Additionally referred to as Lumix DMC-TZ35
  • Old Model is Panasonic ZS20
  • Later Model is Panasonic ZS30
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Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic ZS25 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Olympus PEN-F over the Panasonic ZS25

 PEN-F ZS25 
ReleasedJanuary 2016January 2013More modern by 38 months
Manually focus More accurate focus
Display typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating display
Display resolution1037k460kCrisper display (+577k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS25 over the Olympus PEN-F

 ZS25 PEN-F 

Common features in the Olympus PEN-F and Panasonic ZS25

 PEN-F ZS25 
Display dimension3"3"Identical display size

Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic ZS25 Physical Comparison

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).

Look at the Olympus PEN-F versus Panasonic ZS25 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

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.

Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic ZS25 size comparison

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

Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic ZS25 top view buttons comparison

Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic ZS25 Sensor Comparison

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.

Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic ZS25 sensor size comparison

Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic ZS25 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic ZS25 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus PEN-F Portrait photography information
Panasonic ZS25 Portrait photography information
75
you can focus manually
decent megapixels (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
has face detection focus
delivers RAW files
32
good MP (16MP)
no manual focus
can't use external flash
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus PEN-F as a Street photography camera
Panasonic ZS25 as a Street photography camera
84
fully articulated screen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW files
comes with focus by touch
good ISO range (25,600)
66
image stabilization (Optical)
features touch focus
lighter than competitors (193g)
no articulating screen
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Olympus PEN-F Sports photography details
Panasonic ZS25 Sports photography details
67
great max shutter speed (1/8,000s)
silent mode (1/16,000s)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent megapixels (20MP)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
has tracking autofocus
low battery life (330 CIPA)
lack of phase detect auto focus
45
great zoom range (24-480mm 20.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (16MP)
features tracking autofocus
low maximum shutter speed (1/1,200 seconds)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
terrible battery (260 CIPA)
lack of phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus PEN-F as a Travel photography camera
Panasonic ZS25 as a Travel photography camera
75
comes with focus by touch
decent megapixels (20MP)
selfie friendly screen
low battery life (330 per charge)
69
lighter than competitors (193g)
features touch focus
good MP (16MP)
flash built-in
fairly wide (24mm)
very long zoom (480mm)
missing Time Lapse function
terrible battery (260 CIPA)
doesn't have selfie friendly display
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus PEN-F Landscape photography details
Panasonic ZS25 Landscape photography details
76
you can focus manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is decent (3")
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent megapixels (20MP)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
good ISO range (25,600)
delivers RAW files
low battery life (330 shots)
43
fairly wide (24mm)
screen is a good size (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (16 megapixels)
no manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
terrible battery (260 CIPA)
missing Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus PEN-F
Vlogging with Panasonic ZS25
78
selfie friendly screen
screen is touchscreen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
has face detection focus
high video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
does not have external microphone jack
34
fairly wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than competitors (193g)
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
doesn't have selfie friendly display
missing external mic jack
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Olympus PEN-F vs Panasonic ZS25 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus PEN-F and Panasonic ZS25
 Olympus PEN-FPanasonic Lumix DMC-ZS25
General Information
Brand Olympus Panasonic
Model Olympus PEN-F Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS25
Also called - Lumix DMC-TZ35
Class Advanced Mirrorless Small Sensor Superzoom
Launched 2016-01-27 2013-01-07
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by TruePic VII -
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 20MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 5184 x 3888 4896 x 3672
Maximum native ISO 25600 6400
Minimum native ISO 200 100
RAW files
Minimum boosted ISO 80 -
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 81 23
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 24-480mm (20.0x)
Highest aperture - f/3.3-6.4
Macro focus distance - 3cm
Number of lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.9
Screen
Display type Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Display size 3" 3"
Resolution of display 1,037 thousand dot 460 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,360 thousand dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.62x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60s 15s
Maximum shutter speed 1/8000s 1/1200s
Maximum quiet shutter speed 1/16000s -
Continuous shooting speed 10.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range no built-in flash 6.40 m
Flash settings Flash Auto, Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync (1st curtain), Slow sync (1st curtain), Slow sync (2nd curtain) Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p) 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (220 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video format MPEG-4, H.264, Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 427 grams (0.94 lb) 193 grams (0.43 lb)
Dimensions 125 x 72 x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") 105 x 59 x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 74 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 23.1 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 12.4 not tested
DXO Low light score 894 not tested
Other
Battery life 330 pictures 260 pictures
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model BLN-1 -
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 seconds, custom) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
Price at launch $1,000 $300