Olympus E-600 vs Olympus FE-47

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-600 and Olympus FE-47, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both built by Olympus. The resolution of the E-600 (12MP) and the FE-47 (14MP) is pretty close but the E-600 (Four Thirds) and FE-47 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-600 was revealed 4 months prior to the FE-47 and they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus FE-47 being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a short summation of how the E-600 matches up vs the FE-47 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-600 & Olympus FE-47. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Olympus FE-47 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry around your camera, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-600 offers exterior dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") and a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) and the Olympus FE-47 has dimensions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-600 and Olympus FE-47 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the E-600 vs the FE-47.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-600 and FE-47 is 71 and 93 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to envision the difference in sensor sizes purely by viewing specs. The image here will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-600 and FE-47.

All in all, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-600 having a bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Olympus FE-47 will render more detail because of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively.