Olympus E-620 vs Panasonic ZS80

Here is a in-depth review of the Olympus E-620 and Panasonic ZS80, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and ZS80 (20MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and ZS80 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor size.

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The E-620 was announced 9 years earlier than the ZS80 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic ZS80 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the E-620 grades against the ZS80 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-620 and Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS80. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-620 Gallery and Panasonic ZS80 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-620 offers exterior dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") having a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS80 has specifications of 112mm x 69mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.7") having a weight of 327 grams (0.72 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-620 and Panasonic ZS80 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you choose at the time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the E-620 compared to the ZS80.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the E-620 and ZS80 is 71 and 86 respectively.

Generally, it is very difficult to see the contrast between sensor sizing purely by checking technical specs. The photograph underneath will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-620 and ZS80.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-620 with its larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic ZS80 will give greater detail with its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older E-620 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.