Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax K100D S

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax K100D S, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and K100D S (6MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and K100D S (APS-C) have different sensor measurements.

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The PEN-F was unveiled 8 years after the K100D S which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K100D S being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief overview of how the PEN-F grades vs the K100D S for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN-F and Pentax K100D Super. The full galleries are available at Olympus PEN-F Gallery and Pentax K100D S Gallery.

In case you're aiming to travel with your camera often, you need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus PEN-F provides external measurements of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") having a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Pentax K100D S has measurements of 129mm x 91mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.8") along with a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the PEN-F and the K100D S.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the PEN-F and K100D S is 84 and 65 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to picture the difference between sensor dimensions just by going over specifications. The picture below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the PEN-F and K100D S.

To sum up, both the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The PEN-F with its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Olympus PEN-F will deliver more detail having an extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures way more aggressively. The more modern PEN-F should have an advantage in sensor innovation.