Olympus E-410 vs Panasonic ZS8

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus E-410 versus Panasonic ZS8, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and ZS8 (14MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and ZS8 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor size.

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The E-410 was launched 5 years prior to the ZS8 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic ZS8 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a quick view of how the E-410 scores vs the ZS8 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-410 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-410 Gallery & Panasonic ZS8 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-410 offers 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) and the Panasonic ZS8 has proportions of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") having a weight of 210 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you choose at that time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the E-410 against the ZS8.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-410 and ZS8 is 77 and 92 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to envision the difference in sensor sizing simply by viewing specs. The graphic underneath will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-410 and ZS8.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-410 featuring a larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Panasonic ZS8 will provide you with more detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos more aggressively. The older E-410 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.