Olympus PEN-F vs Sony WX50

Below is a detailed comparison of the Olympus PEN-F and Sony WX50, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and WX50 (16MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and WX50 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizes.

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The PEN-F was launched 4 years later than the WX50 and that is quite a large difference as far as 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 WX50 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a short introduction of how the PEN-F grades versus the WX50 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN-F & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The complete galleries are available at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Sony WX50 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus PEN-F comes with physical measurements of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Sony WX50 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached during that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the PEN-F vs the WX50.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the PEN-F and WX50 is 84 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it's hard to picture the difference between sensor measurements just by reviewing technical specs. The graphic underneath will help give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the PEN-F and WX50.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The PEN-F featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus PEN-F will deliver extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The fresher PEN-F provides a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.