Olympus FE-25 vs Olympus SP-100

Below, we will be contrasting the Olympus FE-25 vs Olympus SP-100, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are sold by Olympus. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and SP-100 (16MP) but they possess the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FE-25 was announced 6 years earlier than the SP-100 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Olympus SP-100 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go in to a full comparison, below is a simple summary of how the FE-25 grades against the SP-100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-25 and Olympus Stylus SP-100. The whole galleries are available at Olympus FE-25 Gallery and Olympus SP-100 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-25 comes with exterior dimensions of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Olympus SP-100 has dimensions of 122mm x 91mm x 133mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 5.2") and a weight of 594 grams (1.31 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the FE-25 vs the SP-100.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-25 and SP-100 is 98 and 63 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to see the difference in sensor measurements merely by seeing technical specs. The visual below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-25 and SP-100.

As you can tell, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same MP. You should count on the Olympus SP-100 to produce more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-25 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.