Olympus FE-25 vs Olympus FE-4030

Following is a thorough assessment of the Olympus FE-25 and Olympus FE-4030, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are sold by Olympus. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and FE-4030 (14MP) but they enjoy the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

Photography Glossary

The FE-25 was launched 12 months earlier than the FE-4030 which means that they are of a similar age. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Olympus FE-4030 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the FE-25 matches up vs the FE-4030 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-25 & Olympus FE-4030. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Olympus FE-4030 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-25 provides external dimensions of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) whilst the Olympus FE-4030 has sizing of 93mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs).

Check out the Olympus FE-25 and Olympus FE-4030 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. The following is the front view size comparison of the FE-25 and the FE-4030.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-25 and FE-4030 is 98 and 95 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to see the contrast in sensor sizes purely by going through specs. The image here should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-25 and FE-4030.

All in all, both cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but not the same megapixels. You can anticipate the Olympus FE-4030 to show greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively. The more aged FE-25 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.