Olympus 5010 vs Panasonic FZ200

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus 5010 vs Panasonic FZ200, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the 5010 (14MP) and the FZ200 (12MP) is fairly similar and they possess the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The 5010 was announced 3 years before the FZ200 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 5010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic FZ200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight into a detailed comparison, below is a simple overview of how the 5010 scores against the FZ200 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 5010 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus 5010 Gallery & Panasonic FZ200 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus 5010 comes with outside dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) while the Panasonic FZ200 has proportions of 125mm x 87mm x 110mm (4.9" x 3.4" x 4.3") along with a weight of 588 grams (1.30 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the 5010 compared to the FZ200.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 5010 and FZ200 is 96 and 65 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizing simply by going over technical specs. The photograph underneath should offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the 5010 and FZ200.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different MP. You can anticipate the Olympus 5010 to deliver more detail with its extra 2MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older 5010 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.