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Olympus FE-4000 vs Panasonic FH6

Portability
95
Imaging
35
Features
17
Overall
27
Olympus FE-4000 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6 front
Portability
96
Imaging
37
Features
29
Overall
33

Olympus FE-4000 vs Panasonic FH6 Key Specs

Olympus FE-4000
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 26-105mm (F2.6-5.9) lens
  • 136g - 95 x 57 x 22mm
  • Revealed July 2009
  • Other Name is X-925
Panasonic FH6
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-120mm (F2.5-6.4) lens
  • 119g - 96 x 56 x 20mm
  • Launched January 2012
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Olympus FE-4000 vs Panasonic FH6 Overview

Below is a in-depth review of the Olympus FE-4000 vs Panasonic FH6, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by companies Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the FE-4000 (12MP) and the FH6 (14MP) is very well matched and they possess the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The FE-4000 was manufactured 3 years before the FH6 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the FE-4000 grades versus the FH6 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Photography Glossary
	
	

Reasons to pick Olympus FE-4000 over the Panasonic FH6

 FE-4000 FH6 

Reasons to pick Panasonic FH6 over the Olympus FE-4000

 FH6 FE-4000 
LaunchedJanuary 2012July 2009More recent by 30 months

Common features in the Olympus FE-4000 and Panasonic FH6

 FE-4000 FH6 
Manual focus No manual focusing
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display dimension2.7"2.7"Identical display measurement
Display resolution230k230kIdentical display resolution
Selfie screen Neither contains selfie screen
Touch display Neither contains Touch display

Olympus FE-4000 vs Panasonic FH6 Physical Comparison

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus FE-4000 has got physical measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) and the Panasonic FH6 has specifications of 96mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the FE-4000 vs the FH6.

Olympus FE-4000 vs Panasonic FH6 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-4000 and FH6 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Olympus FE-4000 vs Panasonic FH6 top view buttons comparison

Olympus FE-4000 vs Panasonic FH6 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, its hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements purely by checking technical specs. The graphic here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-4000 and FH6.

As you can tell, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same MP. You can expect to see the Panasonic FH6 to resolve extra detail due to its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-4000 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.

Olympus FE-4000 vs Panasonic FH6 sensor size comparison

Olympus FE-4000 vs Panasonic FH6 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus FE-4000 vs Panasonic FH6 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus FE-4000 as a Portrait photography camera
Panasonic FH6 as a Portrait photography camera
21
no manual focus
manual mode not available
external flash not possible
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
33
decent MP (14MP)
includes face detection focusing
manual focus not available
no manual exposure
no external flash support
very small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Olympus FE-4000
Street photography with Panasonic FH6
55
lighter than competition in class (136 grams)
no articulating screen
lack of image stabilization
sensor is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
63
has image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others in class (119 grams)
fixed screen
very small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus FE-4000
Sports photography with Panasonic FH6
17
no shutter priority mode
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
has no phase detect AF
39
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (14MP)
good battery pack (280 CIPA)
painfully slow continuous shooting (2.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority
very small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus FE-4000 Travel photography highlights
Panasonic FH6 Travel photography highlights
62
lighter than competition in class (136 grams)
has built in flash
rather wide (26mm)
lack of Time Lapse recording
sensor resolution not great (12 megapixels)
screen is not selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f2.6)
70
good battery pack (280 shots)
lighter than others in class (119 grams)
decent MP (14 megapixels)
has built in flash
pretty wide (24mm)
missing Timelapse recording
screen is not selfie friendly
slow maximum aperture (f2.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus FE-4000 Landscape photography factors
Panasonic FH6 Landscape photography factors
28
rather wide (26mm)
no manual focus
can't swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.6)
small screen (2.7")
manual mode not available
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
lack of Time Lapse recording
41
pretty wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (14 megapixels)
good battery pack (280 shots)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f2.5)
screen is somewhat small (2.7 inch)
no manual exposure
very small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
missing Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus FE-4000 as a Vlogging camera
Panasonic FH6 as a Vlogging camera
28
rather wide (26mm)
lighter than competition in class (136 grams)
sluggish max aperture (f2.6)
screen is not selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
video resolution low (640 x 480 resolution)
lack of mic support
32
pretty wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
includes face detection focusing
lighter than others in class (119g)
slow maximum aperture (f2.5)
screen is not selfie friendly
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pixels)
missing external microphone socket
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Olympus FE-4000 vs Panasonic FH6 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus FE-4000 and Panasonic FH6
 Olympus FE-4000Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6
General Information
Make Olympus Panasonic
Model type Olympus FE-4000 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6
Alternative name X-925 -
Type Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Compact
Revealed 2009-07-22 2012-01-09
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic III -
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 14MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 and 16:9
Peak resolution 3968 x 2976 4320 x 3240
Highest native ISO 1600 6400
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW support
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Total focus points - 9
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 26-105mm (4.0x) 24-120mm (5.0x)
Max aperture f/2.6-5.9 f/2.5-6.4
Macro focusing distance 3cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.9
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen size 2.7 inch 2.7 inch
Screen resolution 230 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Screen tech - TFT Color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Min shutter speed 4 secs 8 secs
Max shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shutter rate - 2.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 4.00 m 4.60 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 640x480 1280x720
Video file format Motion JPEG Motion JPEG
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 136 gr (0.30 lbs) 119 gr (0.26 lbs)
Dimensions 95 x 57 x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") 96 x 56 x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 280 images
Style of battery - Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (12 seconds) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Storage type xD Picture Card, microSD Card, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Card slots Single Single
Launch pricing $130 $129