Olympus E-M1X vs Panasonic ZS60

The following is a extended overview of the Olympus E-M1X and Panasonic ZS60, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the E-M1X (20MP) and the ZS60 (18MP) is pretty well matched but the E-M1X (Four Thirds) and ZS60 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-M1X was announced 3 years after the ZS60 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M1X being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS60 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a full comparison, here is a brief summation of how the E-M1X scores vs the ZS60 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M1X and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-M1X Gallery and Panasonic ZS60 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-M1X has got external dimensions of 144mm x 147mm x 75mm (5.7" x 5.8" x 3.0") and a weight of 997 grams (2.20 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS60 has specifications of 112mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") having a weight of 282 grams (0.62 lbs).

See the Olympus E-M1X and Panasonic ZS60 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you use at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the E-M1X vs the ZS60.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the E-M1X and ZS60 is 54 and 88 respectively.

Usually, its tough to envision the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading through specs. The image underneath will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M1X and ZS60.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-M1X having a bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Olympus E-M1X will give you extra detail with its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The newer E-M1X will have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.