Olympus FE-25 vs Panasonic FH10

Below is a extensive overview of the Olympus FE-25 and Panasonic FH10, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and FH10 (16MP) but they enjoy the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FE-25 was released 5 years earlier than the FH10 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic FH10 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise view of how the FE-25 matches up against the FH10 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-25 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH10. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-25 Gallery and Panasonic FH10 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus FE-25 features outside dimensions of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) while the Panasonic FH10 has specifications of 94mm x 54mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") having a weight of 103 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have attached at that time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the FE-25 versus the FH10.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the FE-25 and FH10 is 98 and 97 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements merely by going over a spec sheet. The graphic here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-25 and FH10.

As you can see, both the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but different megapixels. You should expect to see the Panasonic FH10 to offer you more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics a little more aggressively. The older FE-25 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.