Olympus FE-45 vs Panasonic FZ1000 II

Let's examine more closely at the Olympus FE-45 and Panasonic FZ1000 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and FZ1000 II (20MP) and the FE-45 (1/2.3") and FZ1000 II (1") use different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-45 was unveiled 11 years prior to the FZ1000 II and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going through a full comparison, below is a short highlight of how the FE-45 matches up against the FZ1000 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-45 & Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-45 Gallery & Panasonic FZ1000 II Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera frequently, you'll have to consider its weight and size. The Olympus FE-45 enjoys outside measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Panasonic FZ1000 II has specifications of 136mm x 97mm x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2") with a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at the time. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the FE-45 compared to the FZ1000 II.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-45 and FZ1000 II is 95 and 55 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to imagine the difference between sensor sizing purely by going over technical specs. The visual underneath may give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-45 and FZ1000 II.

As you have seen, both of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FE-45 with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Panasonic FZ1000 II will offer greater detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older FE-45 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.