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Olympus FE-4030 vs Panasonic LX10

Portability
95
Imaging
37
Features
21
Overall
30
Olympus FE-4030 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10 front
Portability
88
Imaging
53
Features
72
Overall
60

Olympus FE-4030 vs Panasonic LX10 Key Specs

Olympus FE-4030
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 26-105mm (F2.6-5.9) lens
  • 146g - 93 x 56 x 22mm
  • Released January 2010
Panasonic LX10
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Raise to 25600)
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-72mm (F1.4-2.8) lens
  • 310g - 106 x 60 x 42mm
  • Announced September 2016
  • Additionally referred to as Lumix DMC-LX15
  • Superseded the Panasonic LX7
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Olympus FE-4030 vs Panasonic LX10 Overview

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus FE-4030 and Panasonic LX10, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the FE-4030 (14MP) and LX10 (20MP) and the FE-4030 (1/2.3") and LX10 (1") enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The FE-4030 was launched 7 years prior to the LX10 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-4030 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief view of how the FE-4030 grades against the LX10 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus FE-4030 over the Panasonic LX10

 FE-4030 LX10 

Reasons to pick Panasonic LX10 over the Olympus FE-4030

 LX10 FE-4030 
AnnouncedSeptember 2016January 2010Newer by 81 months
Focus manually More exact focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen sizing3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1040k230kSharper screen (+810k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Olympus FE-4030 and Panasonic LX10

 FE-4030 LX10 
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen

Olympus FE-4030 vs Panasonic LX10 Physical Comparison

In case you're aiming to travel with your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-4030 provides outside measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Panasonic LX10 has sizing of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") having a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs).

Check out the Olympus FE-4030 and Panasonic LX10 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the FE-4030 versus the LX10.

Olympus FE-4030 vs Panasonic LX10 size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-4030 and LX10 is 95 and 88 respectively.

Olympus FE-4030 vs Panasonic LX10 top view buttons comparison

Olympus FE-4030 vs Panasonic LX10 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, its difficult to envision the difference in sensor dimensions purely by going through a spec sheet. The picture underneath may offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-4030 and LX10.

As you can see, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The FE-4030 due to its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Panasonic LX10 will show greater detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures far more aggressively. The more aged FE-4030 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.

Olympus FE-4030 vs Panasonic LX10 sensor size comparison

Olympus FE-4030 vs Panasonic LX10 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus FE-4030 vs Panasonic LX10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus FE-4030 Portrait photography factors
Panasonic LX10 Portrait photography factors
28
MP count decent (14 megapixels)
manual focus not available
no manual mode
external flash not possible
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
65
has manual focus
resolution is good (20MP)
sensor size is good (1")
comes with face detect autofocus
saves RAW formats
no external flash support
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Street Comparison

Olympus FE-4030 Street photography advice
Panasonic LX10 Street photography advice
48
screen is fixed
does not have image stabilization
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
85
has a tilting screen
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
sensor size is good (1")
saves RAW formats
features touch focus
lighter than average (310g)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus FE-4030 Sports photography advice
Panasonic LX10 Sports photography advice
35
MP count decent (14 megapixels)
includes tracking focus
no shutter priority mode
does not have image stabilization
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect auto focus
62
quiet shutter (1/16,000s)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
resolution is good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is good (1")
comes with tracking focus
not so great battery (260 CIPA)
no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus FE-4030 as a Travel photography camera
Panasonic LX10 as a Travel photography camera
65
MP count decent (14MP)
flash built-in
pretty wide (26mm)
lack of Timelapse mode
screen isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.6)
75
lighter than average (310g)
features touch focus
resolution is good (20MP)
built-in flash
relatively wide (24mm)
great max aperture (f1.4)
not so great battery (260 per charge)
display is not selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus FE-4030 Landscape photography info
Panasonic LX10 Landscape photography info
33
pretty wide (26mm)
MP count decent (14MP)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.6)
tiny screen (2.7 inch)
no manual mode
does not have image stabilization
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
lack of Timelapse mode
70
has manual focus
relatively wide (24mm)
great max aperture (f1.4)
screen is a good size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
resolution is good (20MP)
sensor size is good (1")
saves RAW formats
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
not so great battery (260 shots)
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus FE-4030 Vlogging information
Panasonic LX10 Vlogging information
26
pretty wide (26mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.6)
screen isn't selfie friendly
does not have image stabilization
low quality video (640 x 480 pixels)
lack of microphone socket
38
relatively wide (24mm)
great max aperture (f1.4)
screen is touchscreen
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
comes with face detect autofocus
video res high (3840 x 2160 resolution)
lighter than average (310 grams)
display is not selfie friendly
lack of microphone support
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Olympus FE-4030 vs Panasonic LX10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus FE-4030 and Panasonic LX10
 Olympus FE-4030Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10
General Information
Manufacturer Olympus Panasonic
Model type Olympus FE-4030 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10
Also called as - Lumix DMC-LX15
Category Small Sensor Compact Large Sensor Compact
Released 2010-01-07 2016-09-19
Physical type Compact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Processor TruePic III -
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor measurements 6.08 x 4.56mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 27.7mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4288 x 3216 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 1600 12800
Highest boosted ISO - 25600
Lowest native ISO 64 125
RAW data
Lowest boosted ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch focus
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Total focus points - 49
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 26-105mm (4.0x) 24-72mm (3.0x)
Largest aperture f/2.6-5.9 f/1.4-2.8
Macro focusing distance 4cm 3cm
Crop factor 5.9 2.7
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Tilting
Display diagonal 2.7 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 230 thousand dots 1,040 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 4 seconds 60 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Maximum quiet shutter speed - 1/16000 seconds
Continuous shooting rate - 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 5.80 m 12.10 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in Auto, Auto w/ red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On w/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync w/Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
Hot shoe
AEB
WB 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 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC
Highest video resolution 640x480 3840x2160
Video format Motion JPEG MP4, H.264, AAC
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
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 146g (0.32 lbs) 310g (0.68 lbs)
Dimensions 93 x 56 x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") 106 x 60 x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested 20
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 22.8
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 12.5
DXO Low light rating not tested 581
Other
Battery life - 260 photos
Battery style - Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 seconds) Yes (2 or 10 secs, 10 sec (3 shots))
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/SDHC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC card
Card slots 1 1
Price at launch $130 $700