Olympus FE-25 vs Ricoh PX

Its time to look more in depth at the Olympus FE-25 and Ricoh PX, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Ricoh. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and PX (16MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FE-25 was manufactured 3 years before the PX and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Ricoh PX being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a simple summary of how the FE-25 grades versus the PX when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-25 & Ricoh PX. The entire galleries are available at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Ricoh PX Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus FE-25 enjoys outside measurements 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 Ricoh PX has specifications of 100mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

Look at the Olympus FE-25 and Ricoh PX in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the FE-25 vs the PX.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the FE-25 and PX is 98 and 95 respectively.

Often, its hard to see the gap in sensor measurements simply by viewing technical specs. The graphic underneath will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-25 and PX.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Ricoh PX to render greater detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older FE-25 will be behind in sensor technology.