Olympus 7010 vs Panasonic GH4

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus 7010 vs Panasonic GH4, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the 7010 (12MP) and GH4 (16MP) and the 7010 (1/2.3") and GH4 (Four Thirds) come with different sensor sizing.

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The 7010 was introduced 5 years prior to the GH4 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 7010 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GH4 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the 7010 matches up against the GH4 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 7010 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus 7010 Gallery and Panasonic GH4 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus 7010 offers outside dimensions of 98mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Panasonic GH4 has specifications of 133mm x 93mm x 84mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 3.3") with a weight of 560 grams (1.23 lbs).

See the Olympus 7010 vs Panasonic GH4 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the 7010 against the GH4.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the 7010 and GH4 is 94 and 66 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions just by checking specifications. The image below should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the 7010 and GH4.

To sum up, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The 7010 having a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Panasonic GH4 will give greater detail using its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged 7010 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.