Olympus PEN-F vs Sony WX80

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus PEN-F vs Sony WX80, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and WX80 (16MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and WX80 (1/2.3") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The PEN-F was released 3 years after the WX80 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX80 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a more detailed comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the PEN-F grades against the WX80 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN-F & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The complete galleries are available at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry around your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus PEN-F provides outer measurements of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") and a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Sony WX80 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select at the time. Below is the front view size comparison of the PEN-F and the WX80.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the PEN-F and WX80 is 84 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it's hard to picture the gap in sensor sizes just by going through specs. The pic underneath will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the PEN-F and WX80.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The PEN-F due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus PEN-F will show extra detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos a little more aggressively. The more recent PEN-F should have an advantage in sensor technology.