Olympus E-P2 vs Panasonic ZS60

Its time to look closer at the Olympus E-P2 and Panasonic ZS60, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the E-P2 (12MP) and ZS60 (18MP) and the E-P2 (Four Thirds) and ZS60 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-P2 was announced 6 years prior to the ZS60 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-P2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS60 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a concise summary of how the E-P2 scores against the ZS60 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-P2 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-P2 Gallery & Panasonic ZS60 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-P2 has got outer dimensions of 121mm x 70mm x 36mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.4") having a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS60 has dimensions of 112mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") with a weight of 282 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the E-P2 vs the ZS60.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-P2 and ZS60 is 86 and 88 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to see the gap in sensor measurements simply by going through specs. The photograph underneath will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-P2 and ZS60.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-P2 having a bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Panasonic ZS60 will provide greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots way more aggressively. The older E-P2 will be behind in sensor innovation.