Olympus E-400 vs Panasonic FZ1000 II

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-400 and Panasonic FZ1000 II, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and FZ1000 II (20MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and FZ1000 II (1") use totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-400 was unveiled 13 years before the FZ1000 II which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the E-400 matches up vs the FZ1000 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-400 and Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-400 Gallery and Panasonic FZ1000 II Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-400 comes with external dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ1000 II has measurements of 136mm x 97mm x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2") accompanied by a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-400 and Panasonic FZ1000 II in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have at the time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the E-400 and the FZ1000 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-400 and FZ1000 II is 77 and 55 respectively.

Normally, its tough to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reviewing specs. The picture below should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-400 and FZ1000 II.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-400 using its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic FZ1000 II will offer you more detail having an extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures far more aggressively. The more aged E-400 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.