Olympus 6000 vs Panasonic FP7

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus 6000 and Panasonic FP7, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There is a big difference between the image resolutions of the 6000 (10MP) and FP7 (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The 6000 was announced 18 months prior to the FP7 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 6000 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FP7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a complete comparison, below is a short highlight of how the 6000 scores against the FP7 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus 6000 Gallery and Panasonic FP7 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus 6000 offers outside dimensions of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") and a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Panasonic FP7 has proportions of 101mm x 59mm x 18mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") with a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs).

Look at the Olympus 6000 and Panasonic FP7 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the 6000 and the FP7.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the 6000 and FP7 is 94 and 95 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to imagine the gap between sensor measurements merely by going over specs. The photograph underneath may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the 6000 and FP7.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You should count on the Panasonic FP7 to offer more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older 6000 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.