Olympus E-400 vs Panasonic FZ2500

Below is a in-depth overview of the Olympus E-400 vs Panasonic FZ2500, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and FZ2500 (20MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and FZ2500 (1") provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-400 was revealed 11 years prior to the FZ2500 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic FZ2500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go into a thorough comparison, here is a brief overview of how the E-400 scores versus the FZ2500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-400 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Panasonic FZ2500 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-400 has 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) while the Panasonic FZ2500 has dimensions of 138mm x 102mm x 135mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 5.3") along with a weight of 915 grams (2.02 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-400 vs the FZ2500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-400 and FZ2500 is 77 and 53 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualise the difference between sensor measurements just by checking specs. The graphic underneath will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-400 and FZ2500.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-400 having a bigger sensor will make achieving bokeh simpler and the Panasonic FZ2500 will resolve extra detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots more aggressively. The older E-400 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.