Olympus FE-25 vs Olympus SZ-12

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus FE-25 vs Olympus SZ-12, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Olympus. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and SZ-12 (14MP) but both cameras boast the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FE-25 was announced 4 years prior to the SZ-12 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Olympus SZ-12 being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the FE-25 scores against the SZ-12 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-25 & Olympus SZ-12. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Olympus SZ-12 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-25 has got external dimensions of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) whilst the Olympus SZ-12 has proportions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") along with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

Check out the Olympus FE-25 vs Olympus SZ-12 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use during that time. Underneath is a front view proportions comparison of the FE-25 and the SZ-12.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-25 and SZ-12 is 98 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to see the difference between sensor measurements merely by checking specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-25 and SZ-12.

As you can plainly see, both cameras come with the identical sensor size but not the same resolution. You can expect to see the Olympus SZ-12 to give more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older FE-25 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.