Olympus E-5 vs Olympus FE-45

Let's look closer at the Olympus E-5 and Olympus FE-45, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both created by Olympus. The image resolution of the E-5 (12MP) and the FE-45 (10MP) is fairly close but the E-5 (Four Thirds) and FE-45 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The E-5 was released 2 years later than the FE-45 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a more detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the E-5 scores vs the FE-45 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-5 and Olympus FE-45. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-5 Gallery and Olympus FE-45 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera often, you have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-5 provides external dimensions of 143mm x 117mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) and the Olympus FE-45 has sizing of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-5 and Olympus FE-45 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use at that time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-5 against the FE-45.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-5 and FE-45 is 58 and 95 respectively.

Often, it's tough to picture the gap in sensor sizing only by researching technical specs. The visual here might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-5 and FE-45.

As you can tell, both of those cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-5 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus E-5 will result in greater detail as a result of its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics a little more aggressively. The newer E-5 provides a benefit in sensor technology.