Olympus E-M10 vs Panasonic ZS15

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-M10 vs Panasonic ZS15, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-M10 (16MP) and ZS15 (12MP) and the E-M10 (Four Thirds) and ZS15 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor size.

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The E-M10 was introduced 21 months after the ZS15 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS15 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a in depth comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the E-M10 grades against the ZS15 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M10 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS15. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 Gallery & Panasonic ZS15 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry around your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M10 has outer 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) whilst the Panasonic ZS15 has sizing of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") and a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the E-M10 against the ZS15.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 and ZS15 is 82 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to see the difference in sensor sizes just by viewing specifications. The picture here will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 and ZS15.

Plainly, both of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-M10 with its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M10 will provide you with extra detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The younger E-M10 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.