Olympus PEN-F vs Sony A560

Let's examine more closely at the Olympus PEN-F and Sony A560, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and A560 (14MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and A560 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor size.

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The PEN-F was manufactured 5 years later than the A560 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A560 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a concise summation of how the PEN-F matches up versus the A560 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN-F and Sony Alpha DSLR-A560. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus PEN-F Gallery and Sony A560 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus PEN-F has outer measurements of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony A560 has measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") along with a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the PEN-F and the A560.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the PEN-F and A560 is 84 and 64 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to see the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading through a spec sheet. The photograph underneath might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the PEN-F and A560.

As you can see, both of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The PEN-F featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Olympus PEN-F will give more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The younger PEN-F will have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.