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Olympus E-P2 vs Panasonic FZ1000

Portability
86
Imaging
47
Features
42
Overall
45
Olympus PEN E-P2 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 front
Portability
55
Imaging
51
Features
80
Overall
62

Olympus E-P2 vs Panasonic FZ1000 Key Specs

Olympus E-P2
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 355g - 121 x 70 x 36mm
  • Released April 2010
  • Previous Model is Olympus E-P1
  • Replacement is Olympus E-P3
Panasonic FZ1000
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Increase to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 25-400mm (F2.8-4.0) lens
  • 831g - 137 x 99 x 131mm
  • Announced June 2014
  • Newer Model is Panasonic FZ2500
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Olympus E-P2 vs Panasonic FZ1000 Overview

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-P2 and Panasonic FZ1000, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the E-P2 (12MP) and FZ1000 (20MP) and the E-P2 (Four Thirds) and FZ1000 (1") provide different sensor sizing.

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The E-P2 was revealed 5 years before the FZ1000 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-P2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FZ1000 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting into a in depth comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the E-P2 scores against the FZ1000 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-P2 over the Panasonic FZ1000

 E-P2 FZ1000 

Reasons to pick Panasonic FZ1000 over the Olympus E-P2

 FZ1000 E-P2 
AnnouncedJune 2014April 2010More recent by 50 months
Display typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating display
Display resolution921k230kCrisper display (+691k dot)
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Common features in the Olympus E-P2 and Panasonic FZ1000

 E-P2 FZ1000 
Manual focus More exact focus
Display size3"3"Same display measurement
Touch display Absent Touch display

Olympus E-P2 vs Panasonic FZ1000 Physical Comparison

In case you're intending to lug around your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-P2 comes with exterior measurements of 121mm x 70mm x 36mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.4") with a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ1000 has dimensions of 137mm x 99mm x 131mm (5.4" x 3.9" x 5.2") accompanied by a weight of 831 grams (1.83 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you select at that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the E-P2 compared to the FZ1000.

Olympus E-P2 vs Panasonic FZ1000 size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-P2 and FZ1000 is 86 and 55 respectively.

Olympus E-P2 vs Panasonic FZ1000 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-P2 vs Panasonic FZ1000 Sensor Comparison

Typically, it is very difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements purely by going through technical specs. The visual below may give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the E-P2 and FZ1000.

As you have seen, each of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-P2 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic FZ1000 will show extra detail because of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop photos way more aggressively. The older E-P2 will be behind in sensor innovation.

Olympus E-P2 vs Panasonic FZ1000 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-P2 vs Panasonic FZ1000 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-P2 vs Panasonic FZ1000 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-P2 as a Portrait photography camera
Panasonic FZ1000 as a Portrait photography camera
60
focusing manually
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
comes with face detect focus
saves RAW formats
MP count low (12MP)
70
you can focus manually
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
features face detection focusing
delivers RAW files
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Olympus E-P2
Street photography with Panasonic FZ1000
74
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
no articulating screen
70
fully articulated screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
nice sensor size (1")
delivers RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-P2 Sports photography factors
Panasonic FZ1000 Sports photography factors
40
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
max frames per second low (3.0 fps)
MP count low (12 megapixels)
low battery (300 CIPA)
has no phase detect auto focus
67
long zoom range (25-400mm 16.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
features tracking autofocus
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-P2 Travel photography details
Panasonic FZ1000 Travel photography details
43
doesn't have Timelapse function
low battery (300 shots)
MP count low (12MP)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
65
decent sensor resolution (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
screen is selfie friendly
reasonably wide (25mm)
great zoom (400mm)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-P2 Landscape photography factors
Panasonic FZ1000 Landscape photography factors
60
focusing manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice screen size (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
MP count low (12 megapixels)
low battery (300 shots)
doesn't have Timelapse function
64
you can focus manually
reasonably wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
delivers RAW files
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus E-P2
Vlogging with Panasonic FZ1000
29
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
comes with face detect focus
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
low res video (1280 x 720 pixels)
doesn't have microphone socket
66
reasonably wide (25mm)
screen is selfie friendly
has image stabilization (Optical)
features face detection focusing
high video quality (3840 x 2160 resolution)
comes with external microphone jack
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
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Olympus E-P2 vs Panasonic FZ1000 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-P2 and Panasonic FZ1000
 Olympus PEN E-P2Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
General Information
Make Olympus Panasonic
Model Olympus PEN E-P2 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
Type Entry-Level Mirrorless Large Sensor Superzoom
Released 2010-04-22 2014-06-12
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic V Venus Engine
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4032 x 3024 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 6400 12800
Highest enhanced ISO - 25600
Minimum native ISO 100 125
RAW images
Minimum enhanced ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Number of focus points 11 49
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 25-400mm (16.0x)
Max aperture - f/2.8-4.0
Macro focus distance - 3cm
Amount of lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 2.7
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Fully Articulated
Screen sizing 3" 3"
Screen resolution 230k dot 921k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Screen tech HyperCrystal LCD with AR(Anti-Reflective) coating -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic (optional) Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359k dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60 seconds 60 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Continuous shutter speed 3.0fps 12.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range no built-in flash 13.50 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync, Manual (3 levels) Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync/Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Fastest flash sync 1/180 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 3840x2160 (30p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p) 1280x720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 355 gr (0.78 pounds) 831 gr (1.83 pounds)
Physical dimensions 121 x 70 x 36mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.4") 137 x 99 x 131mm (5.4" x 3.9" x 5.2")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 56 64
DXO Color Depth score 21.5 22.1
DXO Dynamic range score 10.4 11.7
DXO Low light score 505 517
Other
Battery life 300 photos 360 photos
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model BLS-1 DMW-BLC12PP
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC card -
Storage slots One One
Price at release $799 $800