Olympus 7010 vs Panasonic F5

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Olympus 7010 versus Panasonic F5, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by companies Olympus and Panasonic. The resolution of the 7010 (12MP) and the F5 (14MP) is pretty comparable and they come with the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The 7010 was introduced 4 years prior to the F5 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go in to a complete comparison, below is a concise view of how the 7010 scores vs the F5 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 7010 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-F5. The whole galleries are available at Olympus 7010 Gallery & Panasonic F5 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus 7010 enjoys external dimensions of 98mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Panasonic F5 has sizing of 97mm x 58mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at that moment. Following is the front view size comparison of the 7010 vs the F5.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the 7010 and F5 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements only by going through technical specs. The graphic here will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the 7010 and F5.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different resolution. You can expect the Panasonic F5 to show more detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older 7010 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.