Olympus E-5 vs Olympus FE-25

Following is a complete comparison of the Olympus E-5 vs Olympus FE-25, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are offered by Olympus. The sensor resolution of the E-5 (12MP) and the FE-25 (10MP) is fairly comparable but the E-5 (Four Thirds) and FE-25 (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The E-5 was introduced 2 years after the FE-25 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the E-5 matches up against the FE-25 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-5 & Olympus FE-25. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-5 Gallery & Olympus FE-25 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-5 provides external dimensions of 143mm x 117mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") and a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) while the Olympus FE-25 has proportions of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-5 compared to the FE-25.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-5 and FE-25 is 58 and 98 respectively.

In many cases, it's hard to visualize the gap in sensor sizes only by going through specifications. The image here should give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-5 and FE-25.

Plainly, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-5 having a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus E-5 will show greater detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The newer E-5 should have an advantage in sensor innovation.