Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax Q10

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax Q10, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and Q10 (12MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and Q10 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor size.

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The PEN-F was revealed 3 years after the Q10 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before getting into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise view of how the PEN-F grades vs the Q10 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN-F and Pentax Q10. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus PEN-F Gallery and Pentax Q10 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera often, you have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus PEN-F comes with outer dimensions of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Pentax Q10 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the PEN-F versus the Q10.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the PEN-F and Q10 is 84 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to see the difference between sensor dimensions merely by reading through specs. The image here may offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the PEN-F and Q10.

All in all, the two cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The PEN-F using its bigger sensor will make getting bokeh simpler and the Olympus PEN-F will give greater detail because of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more modern PEN-F will have an advantage in sensor tech.