Olympus FE-25 vs Panasonic FZ2500

Below is a comprehensive review of the Olympus FE-25 vs Panasonic FZ2500, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and FZ2500 (20MP) and the FE-25 (1/2.3") and FZ2500 (1") have different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-25 was introduced 8 years before the FZ2500 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic FZ2500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a simple view of how the FE-25 grades vs the FZ2500 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-25 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500. The whole galleries are available at Olympus FE-25 Gallery and Panasonic FZ2500 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera, you need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-25 features outside dimensions of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ2500 has sizing of 138mm x 102mm x 135mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 5.3") accompanied by a weight of 915 grams (2.02 lbs).

Look at the Olympus FE-25 vs Panasonic FZ2500 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the FE-25 compared to the FZ2500.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-25 and FZ2500 is 98 and 53 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to picture the difference between sensor measurements just by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic below should give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-25 and FZ2500.

Clearly, each of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FE-25 with its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF tougher and the Panasonic FZ2500 will give extra detail using its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images way more aggressively. The older FE-25 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.