Olympus E-410 vs Panasonic FH7

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus E-410 and Panasonic FH7, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There is a considerable difference between the resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and FH7 (16MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and FH7 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The E-410 was brought out 5 years before the FH7 which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic FH7 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise overview of how the E-410 matches up vs the FH7 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-410 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-410 Gallery & Panasonic FH7 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera regularly, you need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-410 enjoys physical dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) while the Panasonic FH7 has sizing of 95mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-410 and Panasonic FH7 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the E-410 vs the FH7.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-410 and FH7 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions merely by reading through specifications. The pic below may provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-410 and FH7.

Plainly, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-410 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Panasonic FH7 will give greater detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-410 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.