Olympus FE-5010 vs Panasonic G7

Here, we are looking at the Olympus FE-5010 and Panasonic G7, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the FE-5010 (12MP) and G7 (16MP) and the FE-5010 (1/2.3") and G7 (Four Thirds) boast different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-5010 was revealed 7 years earlier than the G7 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-5010 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic G7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a short overview of how the FE-5010 matches up against the G7 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-5010 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7. The full galleries are available at Olympus FE-5010 Gallery and Panasonic G7 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-5010 has outside measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) and the Panasonic G7 has dimensions of 125mm x 86mm x 77mm (4.9" x 3.4" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the FE-5010 compared to the G7.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-5010 and G7 is 96 and 71 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to picture the gap between sensor measurements only by reading a spec sheet. The photograph below should offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-5010 and G7.

As you can see, both of those cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FE-5010 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Panasonic G7 will deliver greater detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics way more aggressively. The older FE-5010 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.