Olympus FE-4000 vs Panasonic L10

Below, we will be looking at the Olympus FE-4000 versus Panasonic L10, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. The resolution of the FE-4000 (12MP) and the L10 (10MP) is relatively comparable but the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and L10 (Four Thirds) use different sensor size.

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The FE-4000 was manufactured 20 months later than the L10 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic L10 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the FE-4000 grades against the L10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-4000 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery & Panasonic L10 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-4000 offers external measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) and the Panasonic L10 has dimensions of 135mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") along with a weight of 556 grams (1.23 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus FE-4000 versus Panasonic L10 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the FE-4000 versus the L10.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-4000 and L10 is 95 and 66 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to visualize the difference in sensor measurements merely by seeing technical specs. The photograph here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-4000 and L10.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FE-4000 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Olympus FE-4000 will provide extra detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more modern FE-4000 provides an edge when it comes to sensor tech.