Olympus PEN-F vs Sony A580

Its time to look closer at the Olympus PEN-F versus Sony A580, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and A580 (16MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and A580 (APS-C) use different sensor sizes.

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The PEN-F was unveiled 4 years after the A580 which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going in to a full comparison, below is a short highlight of how the PEN-F matches up vs the A580 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN-F & Sony Alpha DSLR-A580. The full galleries are available at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Sony A580 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera frequently, you should factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus PEN-F has exterior measurements of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") along with a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Sony A580 has measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") with a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the PEN-F compared to the A580.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the PEN-F and A580 is 84 and 64 respectively.

Often, it is very tough to visualize the difference between sensor sizes merely by going over a spec sheet. The picture below may offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the PEN-F and A580.

As you can see, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The PEN-F using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Olympus PEN-F will offer you more detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more modern PEN-F provides a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.