Olympus FE-4030 vs Panasonic GH3

Let's look much closer at the Olympus FE-4030 and Panasonic GH3, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. The resolution of the FE-4030 (14MP) and the GH3 (16MP) is very comparable but the FE-4030 (1/2.3") and GH3 (Four Thirds) feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-4030 was introduced 3 years before the GH3 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-4030 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GH3 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight into a complete comparison, below is a concise overview of how the FE-4030 scores vs the GH3 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-4030 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus FE-4030 Gallery & Panasonic GH3 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-4030 features outer dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Panasonic GH3 has sizing of 133mm x 93mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 3.2") with a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the FE-4030 compared to the GH3.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-4030 and GH3 is 95 and 66 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to envision the difference in sensor measurements merely by seeing specifications. The graphic underneath will help offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-4030 and GH3.

To sum up, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FE-4030 having a smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Panasonic GH3 will provide more detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-4030 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.