Olympus E-M10 IV vs Panasonic FS42

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus E-M10 IV versus Panasonic FS42, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-M10 IV (20MP) and FS42 (10MP) and the E-M10 IV (Four Thirds) and FS42 (1/2.5") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The E-M10 IV was released 11 years after the FS42 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M10 IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FS42 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the E-M10 IV scores versus the FS42 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS42. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 IV Gallery & Panasonic FS42 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-M10 IV features outside dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 49mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 383 grams (0.84 lbs) and the Panasonic FS42 has specifications of 98mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 132 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use during that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-M10 IV versus the FS42.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 IV and FS42 is 81 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to picture the gap in sensor dimensions purely by checking out specifications. The image below may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 IV and FS42.

Plainly, both of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-M10 IV featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus E-M10 IV will provide extra detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more modern E-M10 IV provides a benefit in sensor tech.