Olympus PEN-F vs Sony W650

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus PEN-F and Sony W650, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and W650 (16MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and W650 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The PEN-F was released 4 years later than the W650 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W650 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a more detailed comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the PEN-F grades against the W650 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN-F & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Sony W650 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus PEN-F has got exterior dimensions of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") and a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony W650 has sizing of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the PEN-F compared to the W650.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the PEN-F and W650 is 84 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to visualise the difference in sensor measurements purely by going through technical specs. The photograph underneath may offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the PEN-F and W650.

As you have seen, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The PEN-F due to its larger sensor will make getting bokeh easier and the Olympus PEN-F will show more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more modern PEN-F will have an advantage in sensor technology.