Olympus E-410 vs Panasonic FH6

Below is a comprehensive analysis of the Olympus E-410 versus Panasonic FH6, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and FH6 (14MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and FH6 (1/2.3") provide different sensor size.

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The E-410 was introduced 5 years prior to the FH6 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic FH6 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a simple summary of how the E-410 grades against the FH6 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-410 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-410 Gallery and Panasonic FH6 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-410 comes with exterior 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 FH6 has proportions of 96mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the E-410 and the FH6.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-410 and FH6 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements simply by reading through a spec sheet. The photograph below might provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-410 and FH6.

As you can see, the two cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-410 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Panasonic FH6 will give greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older E-410 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.