Olympus E-620 vs Panasonic ZS10

Below is a thorough review of the Olympus E-620 vs Panasonic ZS10, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the E-620 (12MP) and the ZS10 (14MP) is fairly similar but the E-620 (Four Thirds) and ZS10 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor size.

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The E-620 was launched 18 months before the ZS10 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic ZS10 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the E-620 scores against the ZS10 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-620 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-620 Gallery & Panasonic ZS10 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you have to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-620 provides outside measurements 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 ZS10 has specifications of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") along with a weight of 219 grams (0.48 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-620 vs Panasonic ZS10 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have during that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the E-620 and the ZS10.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-620 and ZS10 is 71 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to visualise the gap between sensor measurements just by reading technical specs. The visual below may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-620 and ZS10.

As you have seen, both of those cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-620 due to its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic ZS10 will offer more detail utilizing its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively. The older E-620 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.