Olympus E-600 vs Panasonic ZS200

In this article, we will be matching up the Olympus E-600 vs Panasonic ZS200, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and ZS200 (20MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and ZS200 (1") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The E-600 was brought out 9 years prior to the ZS200 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief overview of how the E-600 grades vs the ZS200 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-600 and Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-600 Gallery and Panasonic ZS200 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera frequently, you need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-600 comes with exterior dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") having a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS200 has specifications of 111mm x 66mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") and a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-600 vs the ZS200.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-600 and ZS200 is 71 and 86 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizes simply by going through a spec sheet. The picture below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-600 and ZS200.

Clearly, both of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-600 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic ZS200 will show greater detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged E-600 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.