Olympus Tough-3000 vs Panasonic FZ1000

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus Tough-3000 vs Panasonic FZ1000, one being a Waterproof and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and FZ1000 (20MP) and the Tough-3000 (1/2.3") and FZ1000 (1") feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The Tough-3000 was released 5 years prior to the FZ1000 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ1000 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief summation of how the Tough-3000 scores vs the FZ1000 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery and Panasonic FZ1000 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera, you have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus Tough-3000 has physical measurements of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") along with a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Panasonic FZ1000 has measurements of 137mm x 99mm x 131mm (5.4" x 3.9" x 5.2") and a weight of 831 grams (1.83 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the Tough-3000 compared to the FZ1000.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Tough-3000 and FZ1000 is 94 and 55 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to envision the difference in sensor measurements simply by viewing specifications. The graphic below will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the Tough-3000 and FZ1000.

To sum up, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Tough-3000 featuring a smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Panasonic FZ1000 will result in greater detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older Tough-3000 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.