Olympus PEN-F vs Sony W350

On this page, we will be analyzing the Olympus PEN-F and Sony W350, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and W350 (14MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and W350 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The PEN-F was introduced 6 years later than the W350 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a quick summation of how the PEN-F matches up versus the W350 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN-F and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus PEN-F Gallery and Sony W350 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus PEN-F has got exterior 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 W350 has measurements of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Examine the Olympus PEN-F and Sony W350 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the PEN-F vs the W350.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the PEN-F and W350 is 84 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to see the gap in sensor measurements purely by seeing technical specs. The visual underneath should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the PEN-F and W350.

As you can tell, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The PEN-F using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus PEN-F will provide more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures more aggressively. The more recent PEN-F is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.