Olympus E-600 vs Panasonic FZ80

Lets look closer at the Olympus E-600 versus Panasonic FZ80, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and FZ80 (18MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and FZ80 (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The E-600 was revealed 8 years before the FZ80 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic FZ80 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the E-600 matches up vs the FZ80 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-600 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ80. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Panasonic FZ80 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera frequently, you will need to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-600 has outer dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") having a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ80 has specifications of 130mm x 94mm x 119mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.7") and a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the E-600 vs the FZ80.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-600 and FZ80 is 71 and 63 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to imagine the gap between sensor sizes just by reading through specifications. The image below will give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-600 and FZ80.

To sum up, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-600 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Panasonic FZ80 will resolve more detail because of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-600 is going to be behind in sensor technology.