Olympus E-410 vs Panasonic F5

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus E-410 versus Panasonic F5, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and F5 (14MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and F5 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-410 was revealed 6 years before the F5 which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic F5 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple summary of how the E-410 scores vs the F5 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-410 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-F5. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-410 Gallery and Panasonic F5 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera regularly, you have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-410 has physical 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 F5 has specifications of 97mm x 58mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") having a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-410 versus Panasonic F5 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you select at that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-410 against the F5.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-410 and F5 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor sizes only by reading technical specs. The image here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-410 and F5.

As you have seen, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-410 using its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Panasonic F5 will offer you more detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-410 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.