Olympus FE-45 vs Panasonic LZ20

Below is a in depth assessment of the Olympus FE-45 and Panasonic LZ20, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and LZ20 (16MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FE-45 was introduced 4 years prior to the LZ20 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic LZ20 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go right into a complete comparison, here is a quick view of how the FE-45 matches up against the LZ20 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-45 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ20. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus FE-45 Gallery & Panasonic LZ20 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera often, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-45 offers outside measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Panasonic LZ20 has dimensions of 120mm x 76mm x 80mm (4.7" x 3.0" x 3.1") with a weight of 499 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have during that time. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the FE-45 compared to the LZ20.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-45 and LZ20 is 95 and 71 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualise the gap in sensor measurements simply by viewing a spec sheet. The visual here will give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-45 and LZ20.

As you can see, both of these cameras feature the identical sensor size but not the same resolution. You can expect to see the Panasonic LZ20 to render extra detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos way more aggressively. The older FE-45 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.