Olympus E-1 vs Olympus XZ-10

Here, we are contrasting the Olympus E-1 versus Olympus XZ-10, former being a Pro DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are sold by Olympus. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the E-1 (5MP) and XZ-10 (12MP) and the E-1 (Four Thirds) and XZ-10 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-1 was released 10 years earlier than the XZ-10 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-1 being a Large SLR camera and the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the E-1 scores versus the XZ-10 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-1 & Olympus Stylus XZ-10. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-1 Gallery & Olympus XZ-10 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-1 comes with outer dimensions of 141mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 735 grams (1.62 lbs) and the Olympus XZ-10 has dimensions of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-1 versus Olympus XZ-10 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at that moment. Below is a front view size comparison of the E-1 against the XZ-10.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-1 and XZ-10 is 59 and 91 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements purely by checking specifications. The visual underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-1 and XZ-10.

Plainly, both of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-1 due to its larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Olympus XZ-10 will give extra detail as a result of its extra 7MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos way more aggressively. The older E-1 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.