Olympus PEN-F vs Sony ZV-1

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus PEN-F vs Sony ZV-1, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the PEN-F (20MP) and the ZV-1 (20MP) is relatively similar but the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and ZV-1 (1") enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The PEN-F was introduced 5 years earlier than the ZV-1 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony ZV-1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a concise summary of how the PEN-F matches up vs the ZV-1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN-F & Sony ZV-1. The whole galleries are available at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Sony ZV-1 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus PEN-F has outside dimensions of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") along with a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony ZV-1 has proportions of 105mm x 60mm x 44mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.7") and a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at that time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the PEN-F and the ZV-1.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the PEN-F and ZV-1 is 84 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements just by reviewing specifications. The visual here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the PEN-F and ZV-1.

To sum up, the two cameras have got the exact same megapixels albeit not the same sensor measurements. The PEN-F offers the bigger sensor which will make getting shallower DOF simpler. The older PEN-F is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.