Olympus E-PL6 vs Panasonic FZ47

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus E-PL6 vs Panasonic FZ47, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-PL6 (16MP) and FZ47 (12MP) and the E-PL6 (Four Thirds) and FZ47 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL6 was announced 3 years after the FZ47 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FZ47 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight to a detailed comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the E-PL6 scores against the FZ47 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL6 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ47. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL6 Gallery & Panasonic FZ47 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry around your camera, you'll have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL6 has outside measurements of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") along with a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ47 has dimensions of 120mm x 80mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.1" x 3.6") along with a weight of 498 grams (1.10 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-PL6 vs Panasonic FZ47 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the E-PL6 versus the FZ47.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL6 and FZ47 is 88 and 68 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to envision the gap between sensor sizes merely by reading specs. The pic below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL6 and FZ47.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-PL6 with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-PL6 will offer you more detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The fresher E-PL6 is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.