Olympus PEN-F vs Sony S950

Let's look more closely at the Olympus PEN-F vs Sony S950, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and S950 (10MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and S950 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizing.

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The PEN-F was released 7 years after the S950 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony S950 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short summation of how the PEN-F matches up vs the S950 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN-F & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950. The complete galleries are available at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Sony S950 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus PEN-F has outer dimensions 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 S950 has dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you choose at that moment. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the PEN-F vs the S950.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the PEN-F and S950 is 84 and 94 respectively.

In many cases, it is tough to picture the difference between sensor dimensions only by reading specifications. The pic underneath will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the PEN-F and S950.

Plainly, each of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The PEN-F due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus PEN-F will offer more detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots way more aggressively. The newer PEN-F should have a benefit in sensor technology.