Olympus E-400 vs Panasonic ZS60

Following is a in depth review of the Olympus E-400 and Panasonic ZS60, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and ZS60 (18MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and ZS60 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-400 was released 10 years earlier than the ZS60 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic ZS60 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a quick view of how the E-400 scores vs the ZS60 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-400 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Panasonic ZS60 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry around your camera often, you should take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-400 has got outer dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS60 has proportions of 112mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") having a weight of 282 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have during that time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the E-400 compared to the ZS60.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the E-400 and ZS60 is 77 and 88 respectively.

Usually, its hard to visualise the contrast between sensor sizes merely by looking at specs. The pic below might provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-400 and ZS60.

All in all, both of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-400 due to its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic ZS60 will give you extra detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-400 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.