Olympus E-410 vs Panasonic ZS60

Below, we will be analyzing the Olympus E-410 vs Panasonic ZS60, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and ZS60 (18MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and ZS60 (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The E-410 was introduced 9 years earlier than the ZS60 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic ZS60 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a complete comparison, below is a short summation of how the E-410 matches up against the ZS60 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-410 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-410 Gallery & Panasonic ZS60 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry around your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-410 enjoys outside measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS60 has proportions of 112mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") and a weight of 282 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use during that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-410 compared to the ZS60.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the E-410 and ZS60 is 77 and 88 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizes only by viewing technical specs. The picture here should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-410 and ZS60.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-410 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic ZS60 will render more detail using its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged E-410 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.