Olympus E-400 vs Panasonic F5

Let's look much closer at the Olympus E-400 vs Panasonic F5, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and F5 (14MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and F5 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The E-400 was brought out 7 years before the F5 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic F5 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the E-400 grades vs the F5 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-400 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-F5. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Panasonic F5 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-400 comes with outer dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) while the Panasonic F5 has specifications of 97mm x 58mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you select at that moment. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-400 against the F5.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the E-400 and F5 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizes simply by reading a spec sheet. The image below may provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-400 and F5.

As you can see, the two cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-400 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh simpler and the Panasonic F5 will offer you greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more aged E-400 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.