Olympus SZ-10 vs Panasonic FP8

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus SZ-10 and Panasonic FP8, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the SZ-10 (14MP) and the FP8 (12MP) is relatively comparable and both cameras offer the same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SZ-10 was manufactured 19 months after the FP8 which makes them a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FP8 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short summary of how the SZ-10 matches up versus the FP8 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SZ-10 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus SZ-10 Gallery & Panasonic FP8 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus SZ-10 has outside measurements of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) while the Panasonic FP8 has specifications of 96mm x 60mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 0.8") along with a weight of 151 grams (0.33 lbs).

See the Olympus SZ-10 and Panasonic FP8 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Here is a front view scale comparison of the SZ-10 versus the FP8.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SZ-10 and FP8 is 90 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to picture the gap in sensor dimensions merely by going through a spec sheet. The picture here may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the SZ-10 and FP8.

Clearly, both of those cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit different MP. You can count on the Olympus SZ-10 to provide extra detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The more recent SZ-10 should have an advantage in sensor technology.