Olympus E-M10 vs Panasonic LZ40

Here, we will be matching up the Olympus E-M10 and Panasonic LZ40, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the E-M10 (16MP) and the LZ40 (20MP) is pretty similar but the E-M10 (Four Thirds) and LZ40 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M10 was introduced 3 months later than the LZ40 and they are both of a similar age. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LZ40 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight to a in depth comparison, here is a simple overview of how the E-M10 matches up against the LZ40 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M10 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ40. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 Gallery & Panasonic LZ40 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M10 features external dimensions of 119mm x 82mm x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) while the Panasonic LZ40 has sizing of 126mm x 87mm x 94mm (5.0" x 3.4" x 3.7") accompanied by a weight of 524 grams (1.16 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the E-M10 compared to the LZ40.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 and LZ40 is 82 and 67 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to envision the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading specs. The visual underneath will provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 and LZ40.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 having a bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic LZ40 will deliver more detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures way more aggressively.