Olympus FE-3010 vs Panasonic LX10

Below, we will be matching up the Olympus FE-3010 versus Panasonic LX10, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the FE-3010 (12MP) and LX10 (20MP) and the FE-3010 (1/2.3") and LX10 (1") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-3010 was unveiled 8 years before the LX10 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving through a detailed comparison, below is a simple view of how the FE-3010 scores versus the LX10 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-3010 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-3010 Gallery & Panasonic LX10 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry around your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-3010 enjoys physical dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 108 grams (0.24 lbs) and the Panasonic LX10 has dimensions of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") and a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the FE-3010 vs the LX10.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-3010 and LX10 is 97 and 88 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to picture the difference in sensor sizes simply by researching technical specs. The picture here might give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-3010 and LX10.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The FE-3010 using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Panasonic LX10 will provide you with extra detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more aged FE-3010 will be behind in sensor technology.