Olympus PEN-F vs Sony A450

Let's look more in depth at the Olympus PEN-F versus Sony A450, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and A450 (14MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and A450 (APS-C) offer different sensor sizing.

Photography Glossary

The PEN-F was brought out 6 years later than the A450 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A450 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving right into a complete comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the PEN-F matches up against the A450 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN-F and Sony Alpha DSLR-A450. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus PEN-F Gallery and Sony A450 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus PEN-F comes with outside dimensions of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") with a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Sony A450 has sizing of 137mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 560 grams (1.23 lbs).

Look at the Olympus PEN-F versus Sony A450 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Underneath is a front view proportions comparison of the PEN-F vs the A450.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the PEN-F and A450 is 84 and 65 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to picture the difference in sensor measurements merely by looking through specs. The visual below will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the PEN-F and A450.

All in all, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The PEN-F because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF tougher and the Olympus PEN-F will provide you with greater detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos more aggressively. The more modern PEN-F provides a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.