Canon S200 vs Olympus FE-45

Lets take a more detailed look at the Canon S200 and Olympus FE-45, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by manufacturers Canon and Olympus. The image resolution of the S200 (10MP) and the FE-45 (10MP) is very comparable but the S200 (1/1.7") and FE-45 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The S200 was announced 5 years later than the FE-45 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before delving right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short summation of how the S200 matches up versus the FE-45 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot S200 and Olympus FE-45. The whole galleries are available at Canon S200 Gallery and Olympus FE-45 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Canon S200 has physical measurements of 100mm x 59mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.0") with a weight of 181 grams (0.40 lbs) while the Olympus FE-45 has proportions of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

Look at the Canon S200 and Olympus FE-45 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you select at that moment. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the S200 vs the FE-45.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the S200 and FE-45 is 93 and 95 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is hard to visualise the difference in sensor measurements only by checking out specs. The graphic here should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the S200 and FE-45.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have the same resolution but not the same sensor measurements. The S200 provides the larger sensor which should make getting shallow depth of field simpler. The younger S200 will have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.