Olympus XZ-1 vs Panasonic FH10

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus XZ-1 and Panasonic FH10, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the XZ-1 (10MP) and FH10 (16MP) and the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and FH10 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor sizing.

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The XZ-1 was introduced 23 months before the FH10 which makes them a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the XZ-1 scores vs the FH10 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus XZ-1 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH10. The whole galleries are available at Olympus XZ-1 Gallery and Panasonic FH10 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera often, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus XZ-1 comes with outside measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 275 grams (0.61 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FH10 has proportions of 94mm x 54mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 103 grams (0.23 lbs).

Compare the Olympus XZ-1 and Panasonic FH10 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the XZ-1 vs the FH10.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the XZ-1 and FH10 is 88 and 97 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualise the gap between sensor measurements purely by looking at specs. The visual here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the XZ-1 and FH10.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The XZ-1 using its bigger sensor will make shooting bokeh simpler and the Panasonic FH10 will give you more detail using its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older XZ-1 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.