Olympus 6000 vs Panasonic FH27

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus 6000 versus Panasonic FH27, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the 6000 (10MP) and FH27 (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The 6000 was unveiled 18 months prior to the FH27 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going straight into a in depth comparison, below is a simple summary of how the 6000 scores vs the FH27 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27. The full galleries are available at Olympus 6000 Gallery & Panasonic FH27 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus 6000 offers outside measurements of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") and a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FH27 has sizing of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use during that time. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the 6000 and the FH27.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 6000 and FH27 is 94 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements purely by checking technical specs. The photograph below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the 6000 and FH27.

As you can tell, each of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same MP. You can anticipate the Panasonic FH27 to give you more detail having an extra 6MP. Greater resolution will help you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older 6000 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.