| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 16.3 MP |
| Sensor Type | MOS | MOS |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Panasonic | Olympus |
| Model | Lumix FZ 2500 20.1MP DSLR Camera | OMD EM1 16.3MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | Lumix FZ 2500 | OMD EM1 |
| Model Number | FZ 2500 | OMD EM1 |
| Series | Lumix | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 16.3 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 137.6 x 101.9 x 134.7 mm | 130.4 x 93.5 x 63.1 mm |
| Weight | 966 GM | 497 GM |
| Maximum Burst | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 32 to 104 | 0 to 40 |
| Accessory Shoe | Hot Shoe | Hot Shoe |
| SLR Variant | - | Body Only |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| Ports | - | 3.5 mm Stereo Mini Jack Microphone Input |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | MOS | MOS |
| Sensor Size | 1 inch | 4/3 inch |
| Maximum ISO | 25600 ISO | - |
| Sensor Technology | High Sensitivity MOS | MOS |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT | Micro Four Thirds Mount |
| Lens Construction | 16 elements in 11 groups | - |
| Focal Length | f = 8.8 - 176mm | 1.3x - 1.48x -1m-1, 50 mm Lens, Infinity |
| Optical Zoom | 20x | - |
| Compatible Lens | 5 aspherical lenses | - |
| Aperture Range | F2.8 - 4.5 | - |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | OLED Live View Finder 2,360k dots | Eye-level Electronic Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | - |
| Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 2.18x / 0.74x 35mm camera equiv. in 43 | - |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 - +4.0 dpt | -4 to +2 m |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 20 mm | 21 mm |
| Other Viewfinder Features | - | 2-axis Level Guage, Horizontal / Vertical 1-axis Level Guage Available with Half-pressing Shutter Release Button Finder Style 1, 2, Finder Style Selectable from 3 Types, Brightness, Color Temperature Control |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | AF / AF Macro / Macro Zoom * Each available with AFS Single / AFF Flexible / AFC Continuous / MF | Single AF S-AF, Continuous AF C-AF, Manual Focus MF, S-AF and MAF Tracking C-AF and TR |
| Focus Range | Normal Wide 30 cm - infinity / Tele 100 cm - infinity | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot | Digital ESP, Center Weighted Average, Spot, Spot with Highlight Control, Spot with Shadow Control |
| White Balancing | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Incandescent / Flash / White Set 1, 2, 3, 4 / Color temperature setting 1, 2, 3, 4 | Auto WB, 7 Preset WBs, 2 Capture WBS, Custom WB |
| Panorama Type | Yes Standard / Wide | - |
| Focus Points | - | 81 Area Multiple AF Contrast Detection AF, 37-area Multiple AF Phase-difference Detection AF |
| Other Focus Features | - | Full-time AF Not Available when Four Thirds Lens is Mounted, Magnified Frame AF Selectable from Over 800 AF Points, Enlarged View Check by Magnify Button Available with Old Lenses, Magnification 5x, 7x, 10x Default, 14x Selectable, Face Detection AF, Eye Detection AF, Eye Detection AF Mode Off, Nearer-eye Priority, Right-eye Priority, Left-eye Priority, Focus Point Selection All Target, Group Target Area 9-area, Single Target Standard Target Size / Small Target Size, AF Illuminator, Manual Focus Assist Customize Function Live View Image is Magnified when Focus Ring is Rotated at S-AF and MF / MF Mode, Peaking Function White Edge Type, Black Edge Type, High-speed Imager AF Contrast Detection / Phase-difference Detection |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Program AE/ Aperture-Priority / Sutter-Priority / Manual Exposure | iAuto, P Program AE, A Aperture Priority AE, S Shutter Priority AE, M Manual Bulb, Time, Scene Select AE, Art Filter, Underwater Wide / Macro, My Set |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | Yes |
| Spot Meter | Yes | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV step | 5 EV in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV Steps Selectable |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | AVCHD [FHD/60i] [FHD/50i] Approx. 115 min rear monitor, 105 min LVF | - |
| Shutter Type | - | Computerized Focal-plane Shutter |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1/8000 sec |
| Other Shutter Features | - | Bulb / Time Default Setting 8 mins 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 min Selectable |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| External Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Auto*, Auto/Red-eye Reduction*, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off *For iA, iA+ only. | Flash Auto, Red-eye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow Sync 1st Curtain, Slow-sync 1st Curtain, Slow-sync 2nd Curtain, Manual 1/1 Full - 1/64 |
| Flash Compensation | 1/3EV step 3EV | 3 Frames in 0.3 / 0.7 / 1.0 EV Step Selectable |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG DCF, Exif 2.3, RAW, DPOF | RAW 12-bit Loseless Compression, JPEG, RAW + JPEG, MPO 3D Still |
| Aspect Ratio | 43, 32, 169, 11 | 43, 169, 34, 32, 11 |
| Gross Pixel | 20.9 MP | 16.8 MP |
| Image Sizing | 4864x3648L / 3456x2592M / 2432x1824S | - |
| Still Image Size | 4864x3648 | - |
| Other Image Features | Standard / Vivid / Natural / Monochrome / Scenery / Portrait / Custom / Cinelike D* / Cinelike V* / V-Log L*/** | - |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| HDR Support | - | Yes |
| Image Processor | - | newYesPic VII Image Processor |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | Approx. 1,040k dots | 1,037,000 dots |
| Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
| LCD Display | TFT LCD | Capacitance Type |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | Approx 1040k dots | 1037000 dots |
| Other Display Features | Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Red-Green, Blue-Yellow | Monitor Type Tilting Wide Monitor Touch Control in Electrostatic Capacitance Type, Color Tone Select Vivid, Natural, Playback Mode Single-frame, Information Display, Index Display 4 / 9 / 25 / 100 Frames, Calendar, Enlargement 2x - 14x, Movie with Sound, FF / Rew / Pause, Slide Show with Sound including BGM, Picture Rotation Auto, BGM Replace Function, Light Box Display, Information Display Histogram Independent Luminance / RGB, Highlight / Shadow Point Warning, AF Frame, Photographic Information, Off |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | IEEE 802.11b/g/n, 2412 MHz - 2462 MHz 1-11 ch, Wi-Fi / WPA / WPA2, Infrastructure mode | UHS-I Compatible, Eye-fi Card Compatible |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card | SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Stereo | Mono / Stereo |
| Speaker | m | - |
| Video Resolution | 3840x2160 | - |
| Video Quality | Full HD | Full HD |
| Video Format | MOV, MP4, AVCHD | DCF, DPOF Compatible / Exif, Print Image Matching III, MPO Compatible |
| Looping Video | Yes in 4K Burst S/S mode | - |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | 96fps | - |
| Audio Features | - | WAV |
| Audio Video Interface | - | NTSC, PAL |
| Video Features | - | Recording Image Size 4608 x 3456 Pixels RAW, 4608 x 3456 / 640 x 480 Pixels JPEG, Recording Movie MOV MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, AVI Motion JPEG, One-push Movie Digital Converter x 4 Available on Movie Effect Mode, Time Lapse Movie Available for AVI Motion JPEG, 1280 x 720, 10 fps, Movie Function Movie Effect One-shot Echo / Multi-echo / Art Fade, Default On, Art Filter Movie, Aperture Priority Movie, Shutter Speed Priority Movie, Manual Shot Movie, IS for Movie Built-in Image Sensor Shift Type Image Stabilization, M-I.S On Multi-motion IS Using Image Sensor Shit Type Image Stabilizer, Off, File Size MOV Format 4 GB, Motion-JPEG Format 2 GB |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | - | Yes |
| Still Image Mode | - | i-Enhance, Vivid, Natural, Muted, Portrait, Monotone, Custom, e-Portrait, Color Creator, Art Filters, Auto, Normal, High Key, Low Key Except Art Filters |
| Scene Modes | - | Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape, Landscape + Portrait, Sport, Night, Night + Portrait, Children, High Key, Low Key, DIS Mode, Macro, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Documents, Panorama, Fireworks, Beach and Snow, Fisheye Conv, Wide Conv, Macro Conv, 3D, 3D Lens H-FT012 by Panasonic Only, Still Only |