Olympus 5010 vs Panasonic FZ1000 II

The following is a in-depth overview of the Olympus 5010 and Panasonic FZ1000 II, one is a Ultracompact and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the 5010 (14MP) and FZ1000 II (20MP) and the 5010 (1/2.3") and FZ1000 II (1") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The 5010 was brought out 10 years earlier than the FZ1000 II which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 5010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight to a complete comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the 5010 matches up against the FZ1000 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 5010 and Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus 5010 Gallery and Panasonic FZ1000 II Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 5010 offers exterior measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ1000 II has dimensions of 136mm x 97mm x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2") with a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the 5010 compared to the FZ1000 II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 5010 and FZ1000 II is 96 and 55 respectively.

Normally, it can be tough to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by checking out specs. The image here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the 5010 and FZ1000 II.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The 5010 due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Panasonic FZ1000 II will produce more detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged 5010 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.