Olympus 1s vs Panasonic LX10

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus 1s and Panasonic LX10, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the 1s (12MP) and LX10 (20MP) and the 1s (1/1.7") and LX10 (1") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The 1s was unveiled 17 months prior to the LX10 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the 1s scores vs the LX10 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 1s & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus 1s Gallery & Panasonic LX10 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus 1s comes with outer measurements of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") with a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) and the Panasonic LX10 has specifications of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") along with a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the 1s against the LX10.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 1s and LX10 is 79 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to envision the difference in sensor measurements simply by going through specs. The photograph below may give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the 1s and LX10.

All in all, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 1s with its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Panasonic LX10 will provide greater detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older 1s will be behind with regard to sensor tech.