Olympus FE-25 vs Panasonic G6
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Olympus FE-25 vs Panasonic G6 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 2.4" Fixed Screen
- ISO 100 - 0
- No Video
- ()mm (F) lens
- n/ag - 93 x 62 x 24mm
- Announced January 2009
(Full Review)
- 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 3" Fully Articulated Screen
- ISO 160 - 25600
- 1920 x 1080 video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 390g - 122 x 85 x 71mm
- Introduced April 2013
- Older Model is Panasonic G5
- Updated by Panasonic G7
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Here is a comprehensive review of the Olympus FE-25 vs Panasonic G6, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and G6 (16MP) and the FE-25 (1/2.3") and G6 (Four Thirds) enjoy different sensor size.
President Biden pushes bill mandating TikTok sale or banThe FE-25 was revealed 5 years earlier than the G6 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic G6 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.
Before we go through a comprehensive comparison, below is a short overview of how the FE-25 matches up against the G6 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.
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Reasons to pick Olympus FE-25 over the Panasonic G6
| FE-25 | G6 |
|---|
Reasons to pick Panasonic G6 over the Olympus FE-25
| G6 | FE-25 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduced | April 2013 |  | January 2009 | Fresher by 52 months |
| Manual focus |  | More precise focus | ||
| Screen type | Fully Articulated |  | Fixed | Fully Articulating screen |
| Screen dimension | 3" |  | 2.4" | Bigger screen (+0.6") |
| Screen resolution | 1036k |  | 112k | Clearer screen (+924k dot) |
| Selfie screen |  | Easy selfies | ||
| Touch friendly screen |  | Quickly navigate |
Common features in the Olympus FE-25 and Panasonic G6
| FE-25 | G6 |
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Olympus FE-25 vs Panasonic G6 Physical Comparison
If you're looking to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-25 provides outside dimensions of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) whilst the Panasonic G6 has dimensions of 122mm x 85mm x 71mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.8") along with a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs).
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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at the time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the FE-25 compared to the G6.
Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-25 and G6 is 98 and 74 respectively.
Olympus FE-25 vs Panasonic G6 Sensor Comparison
Oftentimes, it's tough to imagine the difference between sensor sizing just by reviewing specs. The visual here might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-25 and G6.
All in all, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FE-25 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF tougher and the Panasonic G6 will offer greater detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-25 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.
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Olympus FE-25 vs Panasonic G6 Specifications
| Olympus FE-25 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6 | |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Brand | Olympus | Panasonic |
| Model type | Olympus FE-25 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6 |
| Class | Ultracompact | Entry-Level Mirrorless |
| Announced | 2009-01-07 | 2013-04-24 |
| Body design | Ultracompact | SLR-style mirrorless |
| Sensor Information | ||
| Sensor type | CCD | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.3" | Four Thirds |
| Sensor dimensions | 6.08 x 4.56mm | 17.3 x 13mm |
| Sensor surface area | 27.7mm² | 224.9mm² |
| Sensor resolution | 10 megapixel | 16 megapixel |
| Anti alias filter | ||
| Aspect ratio | - | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 |
| Highest Possible resolution | 3648 x 2768 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Maximum native ISO | - | 25600 |
| Minimum native ISO | 100 | 160 |
| RAW format | ||
| Autofocusing | ||
| Focus manually | ||
| Touch to focus | ||
| Continuous AF | ||
| AF single | ||
| Tracking AF | ||
| AF selectice | ||
| AF center weighted | ||
| AF multi area | ||
| Live view AF | ||
| Face detection AF | ||
| Contract detection AF | ||
| Phase detection AF | ||
| Total focus points | - | 23 |
| Lens | ||
| Lens mount type | fixed lens | Micro Four Thirds |
| Lens zoom range | () | - |
| Number of lenses | - | 107 |
| Crop factor | 5.9 | 2.1 |
| Screen | ||
| Screen type | Fixed Type | Fully Articulated |
| Screen sizing | 2.4 inches | 3 inches |
| Resolution of screen | 112 thousand dot | 1,036 thousand dot |
| Selfie friendly | ||
| Liveview | ||
| Touch functionality | ||
| Screen technology | - | TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle |
| Viewfinder Information | ||
| Viewfinder type | None | Electronic |
| Viewfinder resolution | - | 1,440 thousand dot |
| Viewfinder coverage | - | 100% |
| Viewfinder magnification | - | 0.7x |
| Features | ||
| Minimum shutter speed | 4s | 60s |
| Fastest shutter speed | 1/2000s | 1/4000s |
| Continuous shutter speed | - | 7.0 frames per sec |
| Shutter priority | ||
| Aperture priority | ||
| Expose Manually | ||
| Exposure compensation | - | Yes |
| Set WB | ||
| Image stabilization | ||
| Built-in flash | ||
| Flash distance | - | 10.50 m |
| Flash options | - | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync |
| External flash | ||
| AEB | ||
| White balance bracketing | ||
| Fastest flash sync | - | 1/160s |
| Exposure | ||
| Multisegment | ||
| Average | ||
| Spot | ||
| Partial | ||
| AF area | ||
| Center weighted | ||
| Video features | ||
| Video resolutions | - | 1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 30, 25fps) 1280 x 720 (60, 50, 30, 25fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25fps |
| Maximum video resolution | None | 1920x1080 |
| Video file format | Motion JPEG | MPEG-4, AVCHD |
| Mic input | ||
| Headphone input | ||
| Connectivity | ||
| Wireless | None | Built-In |
| Bluetooth | ||
| NFC | ||
| HDMI | ||
| USB | none | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
| GPS | None | None |
| Physical | ||
| Environment seal | ||
| Water proofing | ||
| Dust proofing | ||
| Shock proofing | ||
| Crush proofing | ||
| Freeze proofing | ||
| Weight | - | 390g (0.86 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 93 x 62 x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") | 122 x 85 x 71mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.8") |
| DXO scores | ||
| DXO Overall rating | not tested | 61 |
| DXO Color Depth rating | not tested | 21.3 |
| DXO Dynamic range rating | not tested | 11.5 |
| DXO Low light rating | not tested | 639 |
| Other | ||
| Battery life | - | 340 pictures |
| Battery format | - | Battery Pack |
| Self timer | - | Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) |
| Time lapse shooting | ||
| Type of storage | - | SD/SDHC/SDXC |
| Storage slots | 1 | 1 |
| Cost at release | $15 | $750 |
