Canon ELPH 150 IS vs Olympus FE-4000

Lets look much closer at the Canon ELPH 150 IS versus Olympus FE-4000, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Canon and Olympus. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the ELPH 150 IS (20MP) and FE-4000 (12MP) but both cameras provide the same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The ELPH 150 IS was introduced 4 years later than the FE-4000 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Canon ELPH 150 IS being a Ultracompact camera and the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a full comparison, here is a concise summation of how the ELPH 150 IS grades versus the FE-4000 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot ELPH 150 IS & Olympus FE-4000. The whole galleries are available at Canon ELPH 150 IS Gallery & Olympus FE-4000 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera frequently, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Canon ELPH 150 IS comes with external dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Olympus FE-4000 has proportions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the ELPH 150 IS versus the FE-4000.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the ELPH 150 IS and FE-4000 is 95 and 95 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizing simply by researching specifications. The visual below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the ELPH 150 IS and FE-4000.

Plainly, both of the cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit different resolution. You can expect the Canon ELPH 150 IS to render more detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The newer ELPH 150 IS should have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.