Olympus FE-25 vs Panasonic SZ7

Following is a in-depth comparison of the Olympus FE-25 vs Panasonic SZ7, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and SZ7 (14MP) but they possess the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The FE-25 was manufactured 4 years earlier than the SZ7 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic SZ7 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a full comparison, below is a short introduction of how the FE-25 matches up against the SZ7 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-25 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ7. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Panasonic SZ7 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-25 offers outer measurements of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Panasonic SZ7 has sizing of 99mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.8") along with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the FE-25 and the SZ7.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-25 and SZ7 is 98 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to see the contrast between sensor sizes only by reviewing specs. The image here may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-25 and SZ7.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You can anticipate the Panasonic SZ7 to offer you more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FE-25 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.