Olympus XZ-10 vs Panasonic G100

Below, we are evaluating the Olympus XZ-10 and Panasonic G100, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the XZ-10 (12MP) and G100 (20MP) and the XZ-10 (1/2.3") and G100 (Four Thirds) possess different sensor measurements.

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The XZ-10 was released 8 years earlier than the G100 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic G100 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the XZ-10 grades against the G100 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus XZ-10 & Panasonic Lumix DC-G100. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus XZ-10 Gallery & Panasonic G100 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus XZ-10 has external dimensions of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) while the Panasonic G100 has proportions of 116mm x 83mm x 54mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 352 grams (0.78 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the XZ-10 vs the G100.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the XZ-10 and G100 is 91 and 81 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements just by reviewing technical specs. The visual here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the XZ-10 and G100.

As you have seen, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The XZ-10 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF harder and the Panasonic G100 will offer extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos much more aggressively. The older XZ-10 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.