Olympus FE-25 vs Panasonic ZS3

Below is a extensive analysis of the Olympus FE-25 versus Panasonic ZS3, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the FE-25 (10MP) and the ZS3 (10MP) is pretty close and they use the same exact sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FE-25 was manufactured 4 months before the ZS3 which means that they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic ZS3 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a concise view of how the FE-25 scores vs the ZS3 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-25 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Panasonic ZS3 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-25 provides outside 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) whilst the Panasonic ZS3 has proportions of 103mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 229 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at the time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the FE-25 against the ZS3.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-25 and ZS3 is 98 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to picture the difference in sensor measurements merely by researching specifications. The visual below will help offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-25 and ZS3.

To sum up, both of those cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing and the identical resolution therefore you can expect comparable quality of images however you have to take the launch date of the cameras into account.