Olympus E-500 vs Panasonic FH25

Let's look closer at the Olympus E-500 versus Panasonic FH25, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and FH25 (16MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and FH25 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-500 was launched 6 years earlier than the FH25 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic FH25 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a short summary of how the E-500 matches up versus the FH25 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-500 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Panasonic FH25 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry around your camera regularly, you will need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-500 has got outer dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") and a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) and the Panasonic FH25 has sizing of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") with a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have at that moment. Below is a front view size comparison of the E-500 against the FH25.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-500 and FH25 is 70 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizes simply by going over technical specs. The pic below will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-500 and FH25.

As you have seen, each of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-500 featuring a larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic FH25 will offer more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos way more aggressively. The more aged E-500 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.