Olympus E-450 vs Panasonic ZR1

Following is a detailed comparison of the Olympus E-450 versus Panasonic ZR1, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. The resolution of the E-450 (10MP) and the ZR1 (12MP) is fairly well matched but the E-450 (Four Thirds) and ZR1 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizing.

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The E-450 was manufactured 3 months before the ZR1 so they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic ZR1 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a short highlight of how the E-450 scores vs the ZR1 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-450 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-450 Gallery & Panasonic ZR1 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-450 has outside measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Panasonic ZR1 has sizing of 98mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-450 versus Panasonic ZR1 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the E-450 compared to the ZR1.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-450 and ZR1 is 77 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizes merely by checking specs. The image here may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-450 and ZR1.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-450 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic ZR1 will resolve greater detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics a good deal more aggressively.