Olympus PEN-F vs Sony W560

Here, we will be comparing the Olympus PEN-F and Sony W560, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and W560 (14MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and W560 (1/2.3") boast different sensor dimensions.

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The PEN-F was manufactured 5 years later than the W560 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W560 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a quick overview of how the PEN-F grades versus the W560 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN-F & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560. The entire galleries are available at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Sony W560 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus PEN-F features external 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 W560 has dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the PEN-F against the W560.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the PEN-F and W560 is 84 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it's difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements purely by going through technical specs. The graphic underneath should provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the PEN-F and W560.

As you can tell, both of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The PEN-F because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Olympus PEN-F will produce greater detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The fresher PEN-F provides a benefit in sensor innovation.