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Olympus 1s vs Panasonic FH10

Portability
79
Imaging
38
Features
66
Overall
49
Olympus Stylus 1s front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH10 front
Portability
97
Imaging
40
Features
26
Overall
34

Olympus 1s vs Panasonic FH10 Key Specs

Olympus 1s
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-300mm (F2.8) lens
  • 402g - 116 x 87 x 57mm
  • Introduced April 2015
  • Old Model is Olympus 1
Panasonic FH10
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 26-130mm (F2.8-6.9) lens
  • 103g - 94 x 54 x 18mm
  • Launched January 2013
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Olympus 1s vs Panasonic FH10 Overview

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus 1s vs Panasonic FH10, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the 1s (12MP) and FH10 (16MP) and the 1s (1/1.7") and FH10 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The 1s was brought out 2 years later than the FH10 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic FH10 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a concise summation of how the 1s scores against the FH10 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus 1s over the Panasonic FH10

 1s FH10 
LaunchedApril 2015January 2013More recent by 28 months
Manually focus More accurate focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen dimension3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1040k230kCrisper screen (+810k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Panasonic FH10 over the Olympus 1s

 FH10 1s 

Common features in the Olympus 1s and Panasonic FH10

 1s FH10 
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen

Olympus 1s vs Panasonic FH10 Physical Comparison

If you're going to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus 1s provides physical measurements of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") having a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) while the Panasonic FH10 has proportions of 94mm x 54mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") having a weight of 103 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the 1s compared to the FH10.

Olympus 1s vs Panasonic FH10 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 1s and FH10 is 79 and 97 respectively.

Olympus 1s vs Panasonic FH10 top view buttons comparison

Olympus 1s vs Panasonic FH10 Sensor Comparison

Typically, it's difficult to picture the difference in sensor measurements merely by researching a spec sheet. The visual here will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the 1s and FH10.

As you can see, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 1s featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic FH10 will result in more detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop shots much more aggressively. The newer 1s should have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.

Olympus 1s vs Panasonic FH10 sensor size comparison

Olympus 1s vs Panasonic FH10 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus 1s vs Panasonic FH10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus 1s as a Portrait photography camera
Panasonic FH10 as a Portrait photography camera
46
focusing manually
offers face detection focus
exports RAW formats
sensor resolution not great (12 megapixels)
small sensor (1/1.7")
30
resolution is good (16MP)
manual focus not available
no manual mode
can't use external flash
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Olympus 1s Street photography details
Panasonic FH10 Street photography details
71
screen tilts up and down
built in image stabilization (Optical)
exports RAW formats
boasts touch to focus
small sensor (1/1.7")
64
has image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition in class (103 grams)
no articulating screen
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Olympus 1s Sports photography features
Panasonic FH10 Sports photography features
44
built in image stabilization (Optical)
offers tracking autofocus
better than average battery power (450 per charge)
sensor resolution not great (12 megapixels)
small sensor (1/1.7")
no phase detect auto focus
41
has image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
provides tracking autofocus
max frames per second low (1.0 fps)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus 1s Travel photography factors
Panasonic FH10 Travel photography factors
64
better than average battery power (450 CIPA)
boasts touch to focus
built-in flash
rather wide (28mm)
great reach (300mm)
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
69
lighter than competition in class (103 grams)
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
fairly wide (26mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
display isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus 1s
Landscape photography with Panasonic FH10
53
focusing manually
rather wide (28mm)
nice screen size (3")
built in image stabilization (Optical)
exports RAW formats
better than average battery power (450 shots)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
sensor resolution not great (12 megapixels)
small sensor (1/1.7")
39
fairly wide (26mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
manual focus not available
cannot change lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
screen is somewhat small (2.7 inch)
no manual mode
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus 1s Vlogging features
Panasonic FH10 Vlogging features
32
rather wide (28mm)
touchscreen capability
built in image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection focus
high video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
lack of external microphone socket
31
fairly wide (26mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition in class (103 grams)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
display isn't selfie friendly
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pxls)
doesn't have external mic port
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Olympus 1s vs Panasonic FH10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus 1s and Panasonic FH10
 Olympus Stylus 1sPanasonic Lumix DMC-FH10
General Information
Manufacturer Olympus Panasonic
Model Olympus Stylus 1s Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH10
Type Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Compact
Introduced 2015-04-13 2013-01-07
Body design SLR-like (bridge) Compact
Sensor Information
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1/1.7" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 7.44 x 5.58mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor area 41.5mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 -
Maximum resolution 3968 x 2976 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 12800 6400
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW format
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 35 -
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-300mm (10.7x) 26-130mm (5.0x)
Maximum aperture f/2.8 f/2.8-6.9
Macro focus range 5cm 5cm
Focal length multiplier 4.8 5.9
Screen
Display type Tilting Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3 inches 2.7 inches
Resolution of display 1,040k dot 230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Display technology - TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 1,440k dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 seconds 60 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 7.0 frames per sec 1.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 10.30 m (at ISO 1600) 4.40 m
Flash modes Auto, redeye reduction, fill-on, off, redeye reduction slow sync, full, manual Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264 Motion JPEG
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 402g (0.89 pounds) 103g (0.23 pounds)
Dimensions 116 x 87 x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") 94 x 54 x 18mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 450 pictures 260 pictures
Battery form Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model BLS-50 -
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC card SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
Pricing at launch $699 $110