Olympus FE-4000 vs Panasonic LX100

Below is a in depth comparison of the Olympus FE-4000 vs Panasonic LX100, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the FE-4000 (12MP) and the LX100 (13MP) is relatively comparable but the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and LX100 (Four Thirds) offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-4000 was announced 6 years before the LX100 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic LX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the FE-4000 matches up vs the LX100 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-4000 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100. The whole galleries are available at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery and Panasonic LX100 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-4000 has outside measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) whilst the Panasonic LX100 has measurements of 115mm x 66mm x 55mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 2.2") and a weight of 393 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is a front view scale comparison of the FE-4000 against the LX100.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-4000 and LX100 is 95 and 83 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to visualise the gap in sensor measurements merely by checking out specs. The visual below will give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-4000 and LX100.

All in all, both cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FE-4000 with its smaller sensor will make achieving bokeh more difficult and the Panasonic LX100 will provide greater detail with its extra 1 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older FE-4000 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.