Olympus E-450 vs Panasonic ZS60

Following is a in-depth assessment of the Olympus E-450 versus Panasonic ZS60, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and ZS60 (18MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and ZS60 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor size.

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The E-450 was unveiled 7 years before the ZS60 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic ZS60 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief summary of how the E-450 scores against the ZS60 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-450 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-450 Gallery & Panasonic ZS60 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry around your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-450 has got external dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 426 grams (0.94 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, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at that moment. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the E-450 against the ZS60.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-450 and ZS60 is 77 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizes only by reading through a spec sheet. The pic underneath will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-450 and ZS60.

Clearly, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-450 with its larger sensor will make getting bokeh simpler and the Panasonic ZS60 will resolve more detail having an extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-450 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.