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Olympus E-600 vs Panasonic ZS100

Portability
71
Imaging
47
Features
50
Overall
48
Olympus E-600 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 front
Portability
87
Imaging
52
Features
65
Overall
57

Olympus E-600 vs Panasonic ZS100 Key Specs

Olympus E-600
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.7" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 515g - 130 x 94 x 60mm
  • Launched August 2009
Panasonic ZS100
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Increase to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 25-250mm (F2.8-5.9) lens
  • 312g - 111 x 65 x 44mm
  • Revealed January 2016
  • Additionally Known as Lumix DMC-TZ100
  • Newer Model is Panasonic ZS200
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Olympus E-600 vs Panasonic ZS100 Overview

Below, we will be reviewing the Olympus E-600 vs Panasonic ZS100, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and ZS100 (20MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and ZS100 (1") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-600 was launched 7 years prior to the ZS100 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic ZS100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a simple summation of how the E-600 grades vs the ZS100 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-600 over the Panasonic ZS100

 E-600 ZS100 
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating screen
Selfie screen Easy selfies

Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS100 over the Olympus E-600

 ZS100 E-600 
RevealedJanuary 2016August 2009More recent by 77 months
Screen dimension3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1040k230kClearer screen (+810k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Olympus E-600 and Panasonic ZS100

 E-600 ZS100 
Manual focus More accurate focusing

Olympus E-600 vs Panasonic ZS100 Physical Comparison

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you should think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-600 provides 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) while the Panasonic ZS100 has measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 44mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 312 grams (0.69 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the E-600 and the ZS100.

Olympus E-600 vs Panasonic ZS100 size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-600 and ZS100 is 71 and 87 respectively.

Olympus E-600 vs Panasonic ZS100 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-600 vs Panasonic ZS100 Sensor Comparison

Typically, its difficult to visualise the difference between sensor measurements simply by checking specifications. The visual below will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-600 and ZS100.

To sum up, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-600 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic ZS100 will give you more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots much more aggressively. The older E-600 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.

Olympus E-600 vs Panasonic ZS100 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-600 vs Panasonic ZS100 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-600 vs Panasonic ZS100 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-600 Portrait photography info
Panasonic ZS100 Portrait photography info
60
focusing manually
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
has face detection autofocus
exports RAW formats
megapixel count low (12MP)
64
you can focus manually
decent MP (20 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (1")
offers face detection focusing
delivers RAW formats
no external flash support
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-600 Street photography information
Panasonic ZS100 Street photography information
76
screen articulates fully
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
78
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is nice (1")
delivers RAW formats
features touch focus
lighter than competition in class (312g)
screen does not articulate
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-600 Sports photography factors
Panasonic ZS100 Sports photography factors
48
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
sensor has phase detect autofocus
slow frames per second (4.0 frames/s)
megapixel count low (12 megapixels)
terrible battery power (500 per charge)
67
silent shutter (1/16,000s)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (1")
offers tracking autofocus
lack of phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-600 as a Travel photography camera
Panasonic ZS100 as a Travel photography camera
53
has built in flash
screen is selfie friendly
doesn't have Timelapse recording
terrible battery power (500 shots)
megapixel count low (12 megapixels)
75
lighter than competition in class (312g)
features touch focus
decent MP (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
rather wide (25mm)
very long reach (250mm)
screen is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-600 Landscape photography information
Panasonic ZS100 Landscape photography information
53
focusing manually
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
tiny screen (2.7 inch)
megapixel count low (12MP)
terrible battery power (500 shots)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
68
you can focus manually
rather wide (25mm)
decent sized screen (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
delivers RAW formats
can't change lenses (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-600 Vlogging info
Panasonic ZS100 Vlogging info
18
lack of video recording
35
rather wide (25mm)
screen is touchscreen
has image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection focusing
great video quality (3840 x 2160 pixels)
lighter than competition in class (312g)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
screen is not selfie friendly
doesn't have external microphone jack
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Olympus E-600 vs Panasonic ZS100 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-600 and Panasonic ZS100
 Olympus E-600Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100
General Information
Manufacturer Olympus Panasonic
Model type Olympus E-600 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100
Also Known as - Lumix DMC-TZ100
Type Entry-Level DSLR Large Sensor Compact
Launched 2009-08-30 2016-01-05
Body design Compact SLR Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic III+ Venus Engine
Sensor type CMOS MOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 4032 x 3024 5472 x 3648
Maximum native ISO 3200 12800
Maximum enhanced ISO - 25600
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW photos
Lowest enhanced ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 7 49
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 25-250mm (10.0x)
Maximal aperture - f/2.8-5.9
Macro focusing distance - 5cm
Amount of lenses 45 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 2.7
Screen
Range of screen Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 2.7 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 230 thousand dot 1,040 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Screen tech HyperCrystal LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,166 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage 95% 100%
Viewfinder magnification 0.48x 0.46x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60 seconds 60 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Fastest silent shutter speed - 1/16000 seconds
Continuous shutter speed 4.0 frames/s 9.9 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 12.00 m 8.00 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Front curtain, Rear curtain, Fill-in, Manual Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Fastest flash sync 1/180 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 4K/UHD (3840 x 2160 @ 30p/24p), 1920 x 1080 @ 60p/60i/30p/24p, 640 x 480 (30p)
Maximum video resolution None 3840x2160
Video data format - MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 515 gr (1.14 pounds) 312 gr (0.69 pounds)
Dimensions 130 x 94 x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") 111 x 65 x 44mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 55 70
DXO Color Depth rating 21.5 22.8
DXO Dynamic range rating 10.3 12.5
DXO Low light rating 541 559
Other
Battery life 500 photographs 300 photographs
Battery format Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID BLS-1 -
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 shots @ 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Storage media Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card SD/SDHC/SDXC card
Storage slots Single Single
Pricing at release $0 $700