Olympus PEN-F vs Sony WX300

The following is a in-depth review of the Olympus PEN-F versus Sony WX300, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the PEN-F (20MP) and the WX300 (18MP) is relatively well matched but the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and WX300 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The PEN-F was revealed 2 years after the WX300 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the PEN-F scores vs the WX300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN-F and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The full galleries are provided at Olympus PEN-F Gallery and Sony WX300 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus PEN-F comes with physical 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) and the Sony WX300 has proportions of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the PEN-F against the WX300.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the PEN-F and WX300 is 84 and 94 respectively.

Usually, it's hard to envision the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by reading through specs. The image underneath may give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the PEN-F and WX300.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The PEN-F using its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus PEN-F will resolve greater detail because of its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more modern PEN-F is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.