Olympus E-510 vs Panasonic FH25

Below, we will be contrasting the Olympus E-510 vs Panasonic FH25, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and FH25 (16MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and FH25 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizes.

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The E-510 was announced 4 years earlier than the FH25 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic FH25 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the E-510 matches up vs the FH25 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-510 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-510 Gallery & Panasonic FH25 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-510 provides outer measurements of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FH25 has sizing of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") having a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-510 and the FH25.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-510 and FH25 is 69 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to picture the contrast in sensor sizes purely by going through specs. The picture below might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the E-510 and FH25.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-510 with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic FH25 will provide more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-510 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.