Olympus E-520 vs Panasonic FH22

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-520 vs Panasonic FH22, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and FH22 (14MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and FH22 (1/2.3") boast different sensor measurements.

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The E-520 was launched 16 months earlier than the FH22 which makes them a generation apart from one another. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic FH22 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a full comparison, here is a short introduction of how the E-520 matches up versus the FH22 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-520 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-520 Gallery & Panasonic FH22 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-520 has external dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) while the Panasonic FH22 has measurements of 100mm x 57mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 170 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the E-520 compared to the FH22.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-520 and FH22 is 68 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements purely by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic underneath might give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-520 and FH22.

Clearly, each of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-520 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic FH22 will give more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures way more aggressively. The older E-520 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.