Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax K20D

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax K20D, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There is a huge difference among the image resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and K20D (15MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and K20D (APS-C) boast different sensor dimensions.

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The PEN-F was released 7 years after the K20D which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K20D being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving into a thorough comparison, here is a brief view of how the PEN-F matches up versus the K20D when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN-F and Pentax K20D. The complete galleries are available at Olympus PEN-F Gallery and Pentax K20D Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus PEN-F provides 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 Pentax K20D has dimensions of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

Examine the Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax K20D in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the PEN-F vs the K20D.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the PEN-F and K20D is 84 and 59 respectively.

Often, it's tough to imagine the contrast in sensor dimensions only by going through a spec sheet. The picture underneath may offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the PEN-F and K20D.

As you can see, both the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The PEN-F featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Olympus PEN-F will produce greater detail as a result of its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images a bit more aggressively. The more recent PEN-F provides a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.