Olympus E-400 vs Panasonic FZ150

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus E-400 and Panasonic FZ150, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. The resolution of the E-400 (10MP) and the FZ150 (12MP) is pretty comparable but the E-400 (Four Thirds) and FZ150 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The E-400 was brought out 6 years earlier than the FZ150 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic FZ150 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight into a full comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the E-400 grades vs the FZ150 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-400 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-400 Gallery and Panasonic FZ150 Gallery.

If you are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-400 has outside dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Panasonic FZ150 has proportions of 124mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6") accompanied by a weight of 528 grams (1.16 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-400 and Panasonic FZ150 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Here is the front view size comparison of the E-400 vs the FZ150.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-400 and FZ150 is 77 and 67 respectively.

Sometimes, it is tough to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions merely by checking out a spec sheet. The pic here may give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-400 and FZ150.

Clearly, the two cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-400 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic FZ150 will provide more detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged E-400 will be behind in sensor technology.