Olympus FE-4000 vs Panasonic GX8

On this page, we are comparing the Olympus FE-4000 vs Panasonic GX8, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the FE-4000 (12MP) and GX8 (20MP) and the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and GX8 (Four Thirds) offer different sensor sizes.

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The FE-4000 was brought out 7 years before the GX8 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GX8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a short highlight of how the FE-4000 matches up versus the GX8 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-4000 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8. The entire galleries are available at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery and Panasonic GX8 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry around your camera frequently, you have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-4000 features outside dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) and the Panasonic GX8 has sizing of 133mm x 78mm x 63mm (5.2" x 3.1" x 2.5") having a weight of 487 grams (1.07 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the FE-4000 vs the GX8.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-4000 and GX8 is 95 and 74 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to picture the gap in sensor sizes just by going through specifications. The image underneath should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-4000 and GX8.

To sum up, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The FE-4000 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Panasonic GX8 will show more detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more aged FE-4000 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.