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Olympus E-410 vs Panasonic GF7

Portability
77
Imaging
44
Features
35
Overall
40
Olympus E-410 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF7 front
Portability
90
Imaging
53
Features
66
Overall
58

Olympus E-410 vs Panasonic GF7 Key Specs

Olympus E-410
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 435g - 130 x 91 x 53mm
  • Launched June 2007
  • Additionally referred to as EVOLT E-410
  • Replaced the Olympus E-400
  • Replacement is Olympus E-420
Panasonic GF7
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • 1/16000s Maximum Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 266g - 107 x 65 x 33mm
  • Revealed February 2015
  • Replaced the Panasonic GF6
  • Renewed by Panasonic GF8
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Olympus E-410 vs Panasonic GF7 Overview

Its time to look closer at the Olympus E-410 and Panasonic GF7, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and GF7 (16MP) but they possess the same exact sensor measurements (Four Thirds).

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The E-410 was brought out 8 years earlier than the GF7 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic GF7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the E-410 matches up against the GF7 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-410 over the Panasonic GF7

 E-410 GF7 

Reasons to pick Panasonic GF7 over the Olympus E-410

 GF7 E-410 
RevealedFebruary 2015June 2007Fresher by 92 months
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display sizing3"2.5"Larger display (+0.5")
Display resolution1040k215kCrisper display (+825k dot)
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Common features in the Olympus E-410 and Panasonic GF7

 E-410 GF7 
Manually focus More exact focusing
Selfie screen Neither features selfie screen

Olympus E-410 vs Panasonic GF7 Physical Comparison

When you are planning to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-410 enjoys external measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Panasonic GF7 has sizing of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") along with a weight of 266 grams (0.59 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-410 and Panasonic GF7 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you choose during that time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the E-410 vs the GF7.

Olympus E-410 vs Panasonic GF7 size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-410 and GF7 is 77 and 90 respectively.

Olympus E-410 vs Panasonic GF7 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-410 vs Panasonic GF7 Sensor Comparison

Sometimes, it can be difficult to envision the gap between sensor sizing purely by looking at specs. The visual here will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-410 and GF7.

All in all, the two cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing but not the same resolution. You can expect to see the Panasonic GF7 to resolve extra detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos far more aggressively. The older E-410 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.

Olympus E-410 vs Panasonic GF7 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-410 vs Panasonic GF7 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-410 vs Panasonic GF7 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-410 Portrait photography details
Panasonic GF7 Portrait photography details
56
you can focus manually
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
MP count low (10MP)
65
you can focus manually
decent MP (16 megapixels)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
offers face detection focus
saves RAW files
no external flash support
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-410 Street photography info
Panasonic GF7 Street photography info
60
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
screen is fixed
no image stabilization
80
screen tilts
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
supports focus via touch
above average ISO range (25,600)
does not have image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-410 as a Sports photography camera
Panasonic GF7 as a Sports photography camera
42
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
sensor has phase detect autofocus
low frames per second (3.0 fps)
no image stabilization
MP count low (10 megapixels)
51
maximum shutter speed is high (1/16,000s)
decent MP (16 megapixels)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
offers tracking autofocus
max frames per second very slow (5.8 frames/s)
does not have image stabilization
terrible battery (230 CIPA)
lacks phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-410 Travel photography information
Panasonic GF7 Travel photography information
49
flash built-in
missing Timelapse recording
MP count low (10 megapixels)
does not contain selfie friendly display
70
supports focus via touch
decent MP (16MP)
built-in flash
terrible battery (230 CIPA)
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-410 Landscape photography advice
Panasonic GF7 Landscape photography advice
50
you can focus manually
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
screen is somewhat small (2.5 inches)
no image stabilization
MP count low (10MP)
missing Timelapse recording
69
you can focus manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is good (3 inch)
decent MP (16MP)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
above average ISO range (25,600)
saves RAW files
does not have image stabilization
terrible battery (230 per charge)
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus E-410
Vlogging with Panasonic GF7
9
no video recording
33
has touchscreen
offers face detection focus
good video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
does not have image stabilization
no external microphone socket
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Olympus E-410 vs Panasonic GF7 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-410 and Panasonic GF7
 Olympus E-410Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF7
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Panasonic
Model Olympus E-410 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF7
Also called as EVOLT E-410 -
Class Entry-Level DSLR Entry-Level Mirrorless
Launched 2007-06-14 2015-02-01
Physical type Compact SLR Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Powered by TruePic III Venus Engine
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds Four Thirds
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 17.3 x 13mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 224.9mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 3648 x 2736 4592 x 3448
Max native ISO 1600 25600
Min native ISO 100 200
RAW format
Min boosted ISO - 100
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Number of focus points 3 23
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds Micro Four Thirds
Number of lenses 45 107
Focal length multiplier 2.1 2.1
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen diagonal 2.5 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 215 thousand dots 1,040 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.46x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 secs 60 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/16000 secs
Continuous shooting rate 3.0 frames per sec 5.8 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 12.00 m (at ISO 100) 4.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash modes Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, flash on, flash on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, flash off
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Maximum flash synchronize 1/180 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 50p, 50i, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p, 25p), 640 x 480 (30p, 25p)
Max video resolution None 1920x1080
Video data format - MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 435g (0.96 lb) 266g (0.59 lb)
Dimensions 130 x 91 x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") 107 x 65 x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 51 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 21.1 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 10.0 not tested
DXO Low light score 494 not tested
Other
Battery life - 230 pictures
Battery type - Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3-shot/10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card SD/SDHC/SDXC card
Card slots 1 1
Launch cost - $308