Olympus E-600 vs Panasonic FH5

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus E-600 versus Panasonic FH5, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There is a sizeable difference among the image resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and FH5 (16MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and FH5 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The E-600 was manufactured 16 months earlier than the FH5 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic FH5 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a short summary of how the E-600 grades versus the FH5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-600 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-600 Gallery and Panasonic FH5 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-600 has outside dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) and the Panasonic FH5 has proportions of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-600 versus Panasonic FH5 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-600 and the FH5.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the E-600 and FH5 is 71 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements simply by researching a spec sheet. The photograph here will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-600 and FH5.

As you can see, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-600 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Panasonic FH5 will result in more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics much more aggressively. The older E-600 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.