Olympus PEN-F vs Sony A77 II

Below, we are contrasting the Olympus PEN-F vs Sony A77 II, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the PEN-F (20MP) and the A77 II (24MP) is fairly close but the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and A77 II (APS-C) use different sensor measurements.

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The PEN-F was revealed 21 months after the A77 II making the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the PEN-F scores vs the A77 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN-F and Sony SLT-A77 II. The full galleries are available at Olympus PEN-F Gallery and Sony A77 II Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus PEN-F offers outside 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 A77 II has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

Look at the Olympus PEN-F vs Sony A77 II in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is the front view size comparison of the PEN-F versus the A77 II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the PEN-F and A77 II is 84 and 62 respectively.

Typically, it is difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizes only by looking through specs. The image below might give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the PEN-F and A77 II.

All in all, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The PEN-F using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF tougher and the Sony A77 II will provide you with extra detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The fresher PEN-F provides an edge when it comes to sensor technology.