Olympus PEN-F vs Sony S930

On this page, we will be analyzing the Olympus PEN-F versus Sony S930, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the image resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and S930 (10MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and S930 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The PEN-F was introduced 7 years later than the S930 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony S930 being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick summary of how the PEN-F matches up versus the S930 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN-F and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S930. The whole galleries are available at Olympus PEN-F Gallery and Sony S930 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus PEN-F provides outer dimensions of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Sony S930 has dimensions of 90mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.5" x 2.4" x 1.0") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

Check out the Olympus PEN-F versus Sony S930 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the PEN-F versus the S930.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the PEN-F and S930 is 84 and 94 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading through technical specs. The photograph here might offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the PEN-F and S930.

As you can tell, both cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The PEN-F having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus PEN-F will give more detail using its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The younger PEN-F provides an edge with regard to sensor tech.