Olympus PEN-F vs Sony A300

The following is a thorough comparison of the Olympus PEN-F and Sony A300, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and A300 (10MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and A300 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor size.

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The PEN-F was introduced 8 years after the A300 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the PEN-F grades against the A300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN-F & Sony Alpha DSLR-A300. The whole galleries are available at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Sony A300 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera frequently, you have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus PEN-F comes with 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 A300 has proportions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at the time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the PEN-F compared to the A300.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the PEN-F and A300 is 84 and 64 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to visualise the difference in sensor dimensions merely by viewing technical specs. The image below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the PEN-F and A300.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The PEN-F with its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Olympus PEN-F will result in extra detail using its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The newer PEN-F is going to have a benefit in sensor tech.