Olympus PEN-F vs Sony T900

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus PEN-F versus Sony T900, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and T900 (12MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and T900 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The PEN-F was manufactured 7 years after the T900 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony T900 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a more detailed comparison, below is a simple view of how the PEN-F scores against the T900 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN-F and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus PEN-F Gallery and Sony T900 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus PEN-F comes with external dimensions of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") with a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Sony T900 has dimensions of 98mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.6") accompanied by a weight of 143 grams (0.32 lbs).

Examine the Olympus PEN-F versus Sony T900 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the PEN-F versus the T900.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the PEN-F and T900 is 84 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizes merely by reviewing technical specs. The image underneath might give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the PEN-F and T900.

As you can tell, both of those cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The PEN-F due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Olympus PEN-F will offer more detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics a little more aggressively. The fresher PEN-F should have a benefit in sensor technology.