Olympus E-PL1 vs Panasonic FH27

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-PL1 vs Panasonic FH27, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the E-PL1 (12MP) and FH27 (16MP) and the E-PL1 (Four Thirds) and FH27 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL1 was brought out 7 months prior to the FH27 and they are of a similar generation. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FH27 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise overview of how the E-PL1 grades versus the FH27 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL1 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PL1 Gallery and Panasonic FH27 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera frequently, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL1 offers outer dimensions of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") along with a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FH27 has dimensions of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") along with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-PL1 vs Panasonic FH27 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-PL1 versus the FH27.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL1 and FH27 is 86 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions only by looking at a spec sheet. The picture below should offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL1 and FH27.

As you can see, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL1 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic FH27 will give you more detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-PL1 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.