Olympus FE-25 vs Sony A300

Lets look much closer at the Olympus FE-25 vs Sony A300, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the FE-25 (10MP) and the A300 (10MP) is fairly comparable but the FE-25 (1/2.3") and A300 (APS-C) provide different sensor sizing.

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The FE-25 was manufactured 12 months later than the A300 and they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting into a full comparison, here is a short overview of how the FE-25 matches up vs the A300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-25 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A300. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Sony A300 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera, you have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-25 comes with outer dimensions of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) whilst the Sony A300 has proportions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") along with a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have at the time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the FE-25 vs the A300.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-25 and A300 is 98 and 64 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to visualize the gap in sensor measurements simply by going through technical specs. The visual below might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-25 and A300.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras come with the identical megapixel count but different sensor measurements. The FE-25 features the smaller sensor which should make getting shallower DOF trickier. The fresher FE-25 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.