Olympus E-PL1s vs Panasonic FH25

Below is a complete assessment of the Olympus E-PL1s versus Panasonic FH25, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and FH25 (16MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and FH25 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

Photography Glossary

The E-PL1s was unveiled very close to the FH25 and they are both of a similar age. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FH25 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a full comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the E-PL1s scores against the FH25 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL1s & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery & Panasonic FH25 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you will have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL1s comes with 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) and the Panasonic FH25 has dimensions of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") and a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-PL1s versus Panasonic FH25 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the E-PL1s vs the FH25.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL1s and FH25 is 86 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to imagine the gap in sensor measurements purely by viewing specifications. The photograph below will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL1s and FH25.

Plainly, both cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-PL1s having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Panasonic FH25 will render more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs far more aggressively.