Olympus E-M10 vs Panasonic FS12

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-M10 versus Panasonic FS12, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the E-M10 (16MP) and FS12 (12MP) and the E-M10 (Four Thirds) and FS12 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizes.

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The E-M10 was manufactured 4 years later than the FS12 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FS12 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go right into a detailed comparison, here is a concise view of how the E-M10 scores versus the FS12 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M10 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS12. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-M10 Gallery & Panasonic FS12 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M10 comes with external measurements of 119mm x 82mm x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") having a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) while the Panasonic FS12 has dimensions of 97mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the E-M10 vs the FS12.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 and FS12 is 82 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements simply by going over specs. The graphic here should offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M10 and FS12.

All in all, both of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Olympus E-M10 will offer you more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The more recent E-M10 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.