Olympus FE-5010 vs Panasonic FZ60

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Olympus FE-5010 and Panasonic FZ60, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the FE-5010 (12MP) and FZ60 (16MP) but both cameras have the same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The FE-5010 was revealed 4 years earlier than the FZ60 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-5010 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ60 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight to a full comparison, here is a brief view of how the FE-5010 scores against the FZ60 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-5010 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ60. The full galleries are available at Olympus FE-5010 Gallery & Panasonic FZ60 Gallery.

If you are looking to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-5010 enjoys outside dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) and the Panasonic FZ60 has measurements of 120mm x 81mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 3.6") with a weight of 493 grams (1.09 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus FE-5010 and Panasonic FZ60 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the FE-5010 compared to the FZ60.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-5010 and FZ60 is 96 and 68 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to visualize the contrast in sensor sizes only by going through specs. The pic below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-5010 and FZ60.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Panasonic FZ60 to provide more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged FE-5010 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.