Olympus E-520 vs Panasonic FZ100

Following is a complete overview of the Olympus E-520 vs Panasonic FZ100, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There is a significant difference between the image resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and FZ100 (14MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and FZ100 (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The E-520 was released 23 months prior to the FZ100 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic FZ100 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going in to a thorough comparison, below is a simple view of how the E-520 scores against the FZ100 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-520 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-520 Gallery and Panasonic FZ100 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry around your camera regularly, you need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-520 provides outside dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) and the Panasonic FZ100 has sizing of 124mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6") and a weight of 540 grams (1.19 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-520 vs Panasonic FZ100 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the E-520 versus the FZ100.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-520 and FZ100 is 68 and 67 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizes just by reading specs. The image here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-520 and FZ100.

All in all, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-520 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting bokeh simpler and the Panasonic FZ100 will offer more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The more aged E-520 is going to be behind in sensor technology.