Olympus E-510 vs Olympus FE-47

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus E-510 versus Olympus FE-47, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both produced by Olympus. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and FE-47 (14MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and FE-47 (1/2.3") offer different sensor size.

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The E-510 was launched 3 years prior to the FE-47 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus FE-47 being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a thorough comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the E-510 matches up against the FE-47 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-510 and Olympus FE-47. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-510 Gallery and Olympus FE-47 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-510 provides outer measurements of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) while the Olympus FE-47 has dimensions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs).

Check the Olympus E-510 versus Olympus FE-47 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have attached during that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-510 vs the FE-47.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-510 and FE-47 is 69 and 93 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the gap in sensor sizes merely by viewing specifications. The image below will give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-510 and FE-47.

Plainly, the 2 cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-510 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus FE-47 will render greater detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will help you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-510 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.