Olympus FE-25 vs Sony A850

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus FE-25 and Sony A850, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and A850 (25MP) and the FE-25 (1/2.3") and A850 (Full frame) feature different sensor sizes.

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The FE-25 was brought out 15 months earlier than the A850 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A850 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving in to a full comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the FE-25 scores against the A850 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-25 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A850. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-25 Gallery and Sony A850 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-25 comes with outer dimensions of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) whilst the Sony A850 has dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

Examine the Olympus FE-25 and Sony A850 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the FE-25 compared to the A850.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-25 and A850 is 98 and 54 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to picture the contrast in sensor measurements purely by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic here will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-25 and A850.

As you can see, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FE-25 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony A850 will render more detail having its extra 15 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older FE-25 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.