Olympus E-620 vs Panasonic FZ60

Below, we are contrasting the Olympus E-620 vs Panasonic FZ60, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and FZ60 (16MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and FZ60 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-620 was unveiled 4 years prior to the FZ60 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic FZ60 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a short summation of how the E-620 scores versus the FZ60 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-620 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ60. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-620 Gallery and Panasonic FZ60 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-620 enjoys outside measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ60 has specifications of 120mm x 81mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 3.6") with a weight of 493 grams (1.09 lbs).

See the Olympus E-620 vs Panasonic FZ60 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-620 against the FZ60.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-620 and FZ60 is 71 and 68 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements purely by looking at technical specs. The visual here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-620 and FZ60.

As you have seen, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-620 having a larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Panasonic FZ60 will resolve more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older E-620 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.