Olympus E-620 vs Panasonic GF8
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Olympus E-620 vs Panasonic GF8 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 2.7" Fully Articulated Display
- ISO 100 - 3200
- Sensor based Image Stabilization
- No Video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 500g - 130 x 94 x 60mm
- Announced July 2009
(Full Review)
- 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 3" Tilting Screen
- ISO 200 - 25600
- 1920 x 1080 video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 266g - 107 x 65 x 33mm
- Introduced February 2016
- Succeeded the Panasonic GF7
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Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Olympus E-620 vs Panasonic GF8, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and GF8 (16MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor sizing (Four Thirds).
Sora from OpenAI releases its first ever music videoThe E-620 was revealed 7 years earlier than the GF8 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic GF8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.
Before diving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the E-620 scores vs the GF8 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.
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Reasons to pick Olympus E-620 over the Panasonic GF8
| E-620 | GF8 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen type | Fully Articulated |  | Tilting | Fully Articulating screen |
| Selfie screen |  | Easy selfies |
Reasons to pick Panasonic GF8 over the Olympus E-620
| GF8 | E-620 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduced | February 2016 |  | July 2009 | More recent by 80 months |
| Screen dimension | 3" |  | 2.7" | Bigger screen (+0.3") |
| Screen resolution | 1040k |  | 230k | Clearer screen (+810k dot) |
| Touch friendly screen |  | Quickly navigate |
Common features in the Olympus E-620 and Panasonic GF8
| E-620 | GF8 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manually focus |  | Very precise focus |
Olympus E-620 vs Panasonic GF8 Physical Comparison
If you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-620 features external dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) and the Panasonic GF8 has sizing of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") and a weight of 266 grams (0.59 lbs).
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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select at that time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the E-620 versus the GF8.
Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-620 and GF8 is 71 and 90 respectively.
Olympus E-620 vs Panasonic GF8 Sensor Comparison
Normally, it is very tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading specs. The visual underneath may offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-620 and GF8.
As you can plainly see, each of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different resolution. You can count on the Panasonic GF8 to offer greater detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older E-620 is going to be behind in sensor technology.
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Olympus E-620 vs Panasonic GF8 Specifications
| Olympus E-620 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF8 | |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Make | Olympus | Panasonic |
| Model | Olympus E-620 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF8 |
| Category | Entry-Level DSLR | Entry-Level Mirrorless |
| Announced | 2009-07-06 | 2016-02-15 |
| Physical type | Compact SLR | Rangefinder-style mirrorless |
| Sensor Information | ||
| Chip | TruePic III+ | Venus Engine |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | Four Thirds | Four Thirds |
| Sensor dimensions | 17.3 x 13mm | 17.3 x 13mm |
| Sensor surface area | 224.9mm² | 224.9mm² |
| Sensor resolution | 12MP | 16MP |
| Anti aliasing filter | ||
| Aspect ratio | 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 |
| Full resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4592 x 3448 |
| Max native ISO | 3200 | 25600 |
| Lowest native ISO | 100 | 200 |
| RAW data | ||
| Lowest boosted ISO | - | 100 |
| Autofocusing | ||
| Focus manually | ||
| Touch to focus | ||
| Autofocus continuous | ||
| Single autofocus | ||
| Autofocus tracking | ||
| Selective autofocus | ||
| Center weighted autofocus | ||
| Multi area autofocus | ||
| Autofocus live view | ||
| Face detect focus | ||
| Contract detect focus | ||
| Phase detect focus | ||
| Number of focus points | 7 | 23 |
| Lens | ||
| Lens mounting type | Micro Four Thirds | Micro Four Thirds |
| Amount of lenses | 45 | 107 |
| Crop factor | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Screen | ||
| Display type | Fully Articulated | Tilting |
| Display diagonal | 2.7" | 3" |
| Resolution of display | 230 thousand dots | 1,040 thousand dots |
| Selfie friendly | ||
| Liveview | ||
| Touch screen | ||
| Display technology | HyperCrystal LCD | - |
| Viewfinder Information | ||
| Viewfinder type | Optical (pentamirror) | None |
| Viewfinder coverage | 95% | - |
| Viewfinder magnification | 0.48x | - |
| Features | ||
| Slowest shutter speed | 60 secs | 60 secs |
| Maximum shutter speed | 1/4000 secs | 1/500 secs |
| Maximum quiet shutter speed | - | 1/16000 secs |
| Continuous shooting rate | 4.0 frames/s | 5.8 frames/s |
| Shutter priority | ||
| Aperture priority | ||
| Manual mode | ||
| Exposure compensation | Yes | Yes |
| Set white balance | ||
| Image stabilization | ||
| Inbuilt flash | ||
| Flash range | 12.00 m | 5.60 m (at ISO 200) |
| Flash settings | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Front curtain, Rear curtain, Fill-in, Manual | Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, flash on, flash on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, flash off |
| External flash | ||
| Auto exposure bracketing | ||
| White balance bracketing | ||
| Maximum flash synchronize | 1/180 secs | - |
| Exposure | ||
| Multisegment metering | ||
| Average metering | ||
| Spot metering | ||
| Partial metering | ||
| AF area metering | ||
| Center weighted metering | ||
| Video features | ||
| Video resolutions | - | 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 50p, 50i, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p, 25p), 640 x 480 (30p, 25p) |
| Max video resolution | None | 1920x1080 |
| Video data format | - | MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 |
| Mic support | ||
| Headphone support | ||
| 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 | ||
| Environment sealing | ||
| Water proof | ||
| Dust proof | ||
| Shock proof | ||
| Crush proof | ||
| Freeze proof | ||
| Weight | 500g (1.10 pounds) | 266g (0.59 pounds) |
| Dimensions | 130 x 94 x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") | 107 x 65 x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") |
| DXO scores | ||
| DXO All around score | 55 | not tested |
| DXO Color Depth score | 21.3 | not tested |
| DXO Dynamic range score | 10.3 | not tested |
| DXO Low light score | 536 | not tested |
| Other | ||
| Battery life | 500 shots | 230 shots |
| Type of battery | Battery Pack | Battery Pack |
| Battery model | BLS-1 | - |
| Self timer | Yes (2 or 12 sec) | Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3-shot/10 sec) |
| Time lapse feature | ||
| Type of storage | Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card | SD/SDHC/SDXC card |
| Card slots | 1 | 1 |
| Price at launch | $799 | $549 |