Olympus FE-25 vs Sony A380

Here, we will be matching up the Olympus FE-25 vs Sony A380, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and A380 (14MP) and the FE-25 (1/2.3") and A380 (APS-C) have totally different sensor measurements.

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The FE-25 was brought out 7 months before the A380 and they are both of a similar age. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A380 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick summation of how the FE-25 matches up against the A380 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-25 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A380. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Sony A380 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-25 comes with outer 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 Sony A380 has measurements of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 519 grams (1.14 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the FE-25 and the A380.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-25 and A380 is 98 and 68 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to see the contrast in sensor sizing merely by checking out specifications. The graphic below might provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-25 and A380.

Plainly, each of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The FE-25 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony A380 will provide greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older FE-25 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.