Olympus PEN-F vs Sony A6700

Let's take a more detailed look at the Olympus PEN-F and Sony A6700, both Advanced Mirrorless cameras by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference among the resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and A6700 (26MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and A6700 (APS-C) offer different sensor dimensions.

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The PEN-F was introduced 8 years earlier than the A6700 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before getting straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a simple view of how the PEN-F scores against the A6700 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN-F and Sony Alpha a6700. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus PEN-F Gallery and Sony A6700 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus PEN-F has got exterior 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) while the Sony A6700 has sizing of 122mm x 69mm x 75mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 3.0") with a weight of 493 grams (1.09 lbs).

Check out the Olympus PEN-F and Sony A6700 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is a front view size comparison of the PEN-F vs the A6700.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the PEN-F and A6700 is 84 and 75 respectively.

Often, its difficult to picture the difference in sensor sizing simply by going through specifications. The visual underneath should offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the PEN-F and A6700.

To sum up, both of those cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The PEN-F having a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A6700 will show greater detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older PEN-F will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.