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Olympus TG-810 vs Panasonic FZ2500

Portability
92
Imaging
37
Features
37
Overall
37
Olympus TG-810 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500 front
Portability
53
Imaging
52
Features
81
Overall
63

Olympus TG-810 vs Panasonic FZ2500 Key Specs

Olympus TG-810
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.9-5.9) lens
  • 215g - 100 x 65 x 26mm
  • Revealed August 2011
Panasonic FZ2500
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Raise to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 4096 x 2160 video
  • 24-480mm (F2.8-4.5) lens
  • 915g - 138 x 102 x 135mm
  • Launched September 2016
  • Other Name is Lumix DMC-FZ2000
  • Old Model is Panasonic FZ1000
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Olympus TG-810 vs Panasonic FZ2500 Overview

Following is a thorough assessment of the Olympus TG-810 and Panasonic FZ2500, one is a Waterproof and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the TG-810 (14MP) and FZ2500 (20MP) and the TG-810 (1/2.3") and FZ2500 (1") enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The TG-810 was brought out 6 years prior to the FZ2500 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus TG-810 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ2500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight into a full comparison, below is a simple view of how the TG-810 matches up versus the FZ2500 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus TG-810 over the Panasonic FZ2500

 TG-810 FZ2500 

Reasons to pick Panasonic FZ2500 over the Olympus TG-810

 FZ2500 TG-810 
LaunchedSeptember 2016August 2011More modern by 62 months
Focus manually More precise focusing
Display typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating display
Display resolution1040k920kCrisper display (+120k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch display Easily navigate

Common features in the Olympus TG-810 and Panasonic FZ2500

 TG-810 FZ2500 
Display dimension3"3"Identical display size

Olympus TG-810 vs Panasonic FZ2500 Physical Comparison

When you are looking to carry around your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus TG-810 offers external dimensions of 100mm x 65mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.6" x 1.0") having a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) and the Panasonic FZ2500 has dimensions of 138mm x 102mm x 135mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 5.3") accompanied by a weight of 915 grams (2.02 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you choose at that time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the TG-810 versus the FZ2500.

Olympus TG-810 vs Panasonic FZ2500 size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the TG-810 and FZ2500 is 92 and 53 respectively.

Olympus TG-810 vs Panasonic FZ2500 top view buttons comparison

Olympus TG-810 vs Panasonic FZ2500 Sensor Comparison

Generally, it is tough to visualise the difference in sensor sizes just by going through technical specs. The picture underneath may offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the TG-810 and FZ2500.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The TG-810 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Panasonic FZ2500 will show greater detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more aged TG-810 will be behind in sensor tech.

Olympus TG-810 vs Panasonic FZ2500 sensor size comparison

Olympus TG-810 vs Panasonic FZ2500 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus TG-810 vs Panasonic FZ2500 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus TG-810 Portrait photography advice
Panasonic FZ2500 Portrait photography advice
33
megapixel count decent (14 megapixels)
offers face detection focusing
lack of manual focus
manual exposure not available
can't use external flash
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
71
manual focus
megapixel count decent (20MP)
decent sensor size (1")
supports face detect autofocus
exports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus TG-810 Street photography features
Panasonic FZ2500 Street photography features
61
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
weather sealing
no moving screen
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
70
screen articulates fully
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor size (1")
exports RAW files
boasts focus via touch
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Sports Comparison

Olympus TG-810 as a Sports photography camera
Panasonic FZ2500 as a Sports photography camera
40
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count decent (14 megapixels)
offers tracking autofocus
weather sealing
continuous shooting slow (1.0 fps)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
bad battery pack (220 shots)
does not have phase detect AF
68
excellent zoom range (24-480mm 20.0 x zoom)
silent mode (1/16,000s)
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
supports tracking focus
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus TG-810 Travel photography details
Panasonic FZ2500 Travel photography details
64
weather sealing
megapixel count decent (14 megapixels)
has built in flash
really wide (28mm)
no Timelapse recording
bad battery pack (220 per charge)
does not contain selfie friendly screen
sluggish max aperture (f3.9)
65
boasts focus via touch
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
screen is selfie friendly
reasonably wide (24mm)
great zoom (480mm)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus TG-810 Landscape photography factors
Panasonic FZ2500 Landscape photography factors
43
really wide (28mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count decent (14 megapixels)
weather sealing
lack of manual focus
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.9)
manual exposure not available
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
bad battery pack (220 CIPA)
no Timelapse recording
64
manual focus
reasonably wide (24mm)
decent sized screen (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (20MP)
decent sensor size (1")
exports RAW files
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus TG-810 as a Vlogging camera
Panasonic FZ2500 as a Vlogging camera
30
really wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
offers face detection focusing
sluggish max aperture (f3.9)
does not contain selfie friendly screen
video quality not great (1280 x 720 resolution)
no external microphone jack
66
reasonably wide (24mm)
screen is selfie friendly
built-in touchscreen
image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detect autofocus
high res video (4096 x 2160 pxls)
includes mic jack
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Olympus TG-810 vs Panasonic FZ2500 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus TG-810 and Panasonic FZ2500
 Olympus TG-810Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500
General Information
Brand Olympus Panasonic
Model Olympus TG-810 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500
Otherwise known as - Lumix DMC-FZ2000
Category Waterproof Large Sensor Superzoom
Revealed 2011-08-16 2016-09-19
Body design Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Processor TruePic III+ Venus Engine
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4288 x 3216 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 1600 12800
Highest boosted ISO - 25600
Minimum native ISO 80 125
RAW pictures
Minimum boosted ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points - 49
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-140mm (5.0x) 24-480mm (20.0x)
Highest aperture f/3.9-5.9 f/2.8-4.5
Macro focus range 3cm 3cm
Crop factor 5.8 2.7
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Fully Articulated
Screen diagonal 3" 3"
Resolution of screen 920k dot 1,040k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Screen technology TFT Hypercrystal III Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,360k dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.74x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 4 secs 60 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/4000 secs
Highest silent shutter speed - 1/16000 secs
Continuous shooting speed 1.0 frames/s 12.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 4.20 m 13.20 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync/Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 180 (30fps) 4096 x 2060 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM
Highest video resolution 1280x720 4096x2160
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS BuiltIn None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 215 gr (0.47 lbs) 915 gr (2.02 lbs)
Dimensions 100 x 65 x 26mm (3.9" x 2.6" x 1.0") 138 x 102 x 135mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 5.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 70
DXO Color Depth score not tested 23.0
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.6
DXO Low light score not tested 538
Other
Battery life 220 images 350 images
Battery format Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model LI-50B DMW-BLC12
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 shots @ 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC card
Storage slots One One
Pricing at launch $428 $998