Olympus E-450 vs Panasonic ZS10

Its time to look closer at the Olympus E-450 and Panasonic ZS10, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and ZS10 (14MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and ZS10 (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The E-450 was launched 22 months prior to the ZS10 making them a generation apart from one another. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic ZS10 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple summary of how the E-450 matches up against the ZS10 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-450 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-450 Gallery & Panasonic ZS10 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-450 enjoys outside measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS10 has sizing of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") and a weight of 219 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at that time. Below is a front view size comparison of the E-450 against the ZS10.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-450 and ZS10 is 77 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to visualize the difference in sensor sizing purely by seeing a spec sheet. The visual here will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-450 and ZS10.

As you can see, both cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-450 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic ZS10 will provide extra detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older E-450 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.