Olympus PEN-F vs Sony A550

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Olympus PEN-F vs Sony A550, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and A550 (14MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and A550 (APS-C) boast different sensor dimensions.

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The PEN-F was revealed 6 years later than the A550 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A550 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going into a in depth comparison, here is a brief summation of how the PEN-F grades against the A550 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN-F & Sony Alpha DSLR-A550. The full galleries are available at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Sony A550 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus PEN-F offers exterior measurements of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") with a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Sony A550 has proportions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") and a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the PEN-F vs the A550.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the PEN-F and A550 is 84 and 63 respectively.

Normally, its hard to picture the contrast in sensor measurements purely by going through specifications. The visual below might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the PEN-F and A550.

Plainly, the 2 cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The PEN-F using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Olympus PEN-F will provide extra detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The fresher PEN-F should have an edge with regard to sensor technology.