Olympus SZ-10 vs Panasonic FZ1000 II

Here, we are analyzing the Olympus SZ-10 versus Panasonic FZ1000 II, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the SZ-10 (14MP) and FZ1000 II (20MP) and the SZ-10 (1/2.3") and FZ1000 II (1") have different sensor size.

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The SZ-10 was unveiled 9 years before the FZ1000 II which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going into a in depth comparison, here is a short introduction of how the SZ-10 grades vs the FZ1000 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SZ-10 & Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II. The full galleries are available at Olympus SZ-10 Gallery & Panasonic FZ1000 II Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus SZ-10 offers external measurements of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ1000 II has specifications of 136mm x 97mm x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2") accompanied by a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the SZ-10 against the FZ1000 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SZ-10 and FZ1000 II is 90 and 55 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to picture the difference in sensor sizes simply by checking out specifications. The pic underneath will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the SZ-10 and FZ1000 II.

Plainly, both of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The SZ-10 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Panasonic FZ1000 II will provide more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images way more aggressively. The more aged SZ-10 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.