Olympus FE-45 vs Panasonic ZS200

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus FE-45 versus Panasonic ZS200, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a huge gap among the resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and ZS200 (20MP) and the FE-45 (1/2.3") and ZS200 (1") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-45 was released 10 years before the ZS200 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a simple view of how the FE-45 scores against the ZS200 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-45 and Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-45 Gallery and Panasonic ZS200 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus FE-45 comes with exterior 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) whilst the Panasonic ZS200 has specifications of 111mm x 66mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") with a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs).

Look at the Olympus FE-45 versus Panasonic ZS200 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you select at that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the FE-45 compared to the ZS200.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-45 and ZS200 is 95 and 86 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements simply by going through a spec sheet. The graphic underneath may provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-45 and ZS200.

Clearly, both of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FE-45 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Panasonic ZS200 will provide more detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics far more aggressively. The older FE-45 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.