Olympus PEN-F vs Samsung ST150F

The following is a complete comparison of the Olympus PEN-F vs Samsung ST150F, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Samsung. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and ST150F (16MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and ST150F (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The PEN-F was announced 3 years after the ST150F which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung ST150F being a Compact camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a simple overview of how the PEN-F scores against the ST150F in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN-F & Samsung ST150F. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Samsung ST150F Gallery.

If you're aiming to travel with your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus PEN-F has got outside dimensions of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") having a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Samsung ST150F has dimensions of 94mm x 58mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.7") along with a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the PEN-F against the ST150F.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the PEN-F and ST150F is 84 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is tough to imagine the difference in sensor dimensions just by seeing specs. The picture below may provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the PEN-F and ST150F.

All in all, each of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The PEN-F with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Olympus PEN-F will produce extra detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures much more aggressively. The newer PEN-F should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.