Olympus PEN-F vs Sony A290

Below, we will be comparing the Olympus PEN-F vs Sony A290, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and A290 (14MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and A290 (APS-C) use totally different sensor sizing.

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The PEN-F was manufactured 5 years after the A290 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A290 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the PEN-F matches up against the A290 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN-F & Sony Alpha DSLR-A290. The entire galleries are available at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Sony A290 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry around your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus PEN-F has got outer 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 Sony A290 has proportions of 128mm x 97mm x 86mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 3.4") accompanied by a weight of 549 grams (1.21 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the PEN-F vs the A290.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the PEN-F and A290 is 84 and 66 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to see the gap between sensor sizes purely by going over a spec sheet. The image below should give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the PEN-F and A290.

Clearly, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The PEN-F featuring a tinier sensor will make shooting bokeh trickier and the Olympus PEN-F will offer extra detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more modern PEN-F is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.