Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax E70

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax E70, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Pentax. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and E70 (10MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and E70 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The PEN-F was unveiled 7 years after the E70 which is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax E70 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short summary of how the PEN-F grades versus the E70 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN-F and Pentax Optio E70. The full galleries are provided at Olympus PEN-F Gallery and Pentax E70 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus PEN-F features outside dimensions of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") and a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Pentax E70 has sizing of 94mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.0") having a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs).

Check out the Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax E70 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are employing at that time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the PEN-F and the E70.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the PEN-F and E70 is 84 and 94 respectively.

Often, it is difficult to see the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by reading through specs. The pic below might give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the PEN-F and E70.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The PEN-F using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Olympus PEN-F will resolve more detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The newer PEN-F is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.