Olympus E-410 vs Panasonic FZ35

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-410 versus Panasonic FZ35, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the E-410 (10MP) and the FZ35 (12MP) is fairly close but the E-410 (Four Thirds) and FZ35 (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The E-410 was manufactured 4 years before the FZ35 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic FZ35 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the E-410 grades vs the FZ35 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-410 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-410 Gallery & Panasonic FZ35 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-410 provides outside 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 FZ35 has proportions of 118mm x 76mm x 89mm (4.6" x 3.0" x 3.5") with a weight of 397 grams (0.88 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the E-410 and the FZ35.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-410 and FZ35 is 77 and 72 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to visualize the difference in sensor sizing simply by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-410 and FZ35.

Clearly, both cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-410 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Panasonic FZ35 will render more detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos much more aggressively. The older E-410 will be behind in sensor innovation.