Olympus E-600 vs Panasonic ZS10

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus E-600 versus Panasonic ZS10, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the E-600 (12MP) and the ZS10 (14MP) is very well matched but the E-600 (Four Thirds) and ZS10 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The E-600 was announced 17 months prior to the ZS10 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic ZS10 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short summation of how the E-600 matches up against the ZS10 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-600 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Panasonic ZS10 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-600 comes with external dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") along with a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS10 has specifications of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 219 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you choose during that time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the E-600 against the ZS10.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-600 and ZS10 is 71 and 91 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements merely by checking specifications. The visual here might give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-600 and ZS10.

To sum up, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-600 having a larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Panasonic ZS10 will give you more detail with its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older E-600 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.