Olympus FE-25 vs Panasonic G10

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus FE-25 and Panasonic G10, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Panasonic. The resolution of the FE-25 (10MP) and the G10 (12MP) is pretty close but the FE-25 (1/2.3") and G10 (Four Thirds) boast different sensor sizing.

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The FE-25 was brought out 19 months prior to the G10 which makes them a generation apart from each other. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic G10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the FE-25 scores versus the G10 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-25 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Panasonic G10 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-25 has got external measurements of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Panasonic G10 has proportions of 124mm x 90mm x 74mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 2.9") having a weight of 388 grams (0.86 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus FE-25 and Panasonic G10 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the FE-25 vs the G10.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-25 and G10 is 98 and 72 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements merely by viewing specifications. The graphic below will give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-25 and G10.

To sum up, both of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FE-25 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Panasonic G10 will render more detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The older FE-25 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.