Olympus FE-25 vs Sony A900

The following is a in-depth comparison of the Olympus FE-25 and Sony A900, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and A900 (25MP) and the FE-25 (1/2.3") and A900 (Full frame) have totally different sensor sizing.

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The FE-25 was revealed 3 months after the A900 which means that they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short summary of how the FE-25 scores vs the A900 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-25 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. The full galleries are provided at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Sony A900 Gallery.

If you are aiming to travel with your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-25 offers outer measurements of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Sony A900 has measurements of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") along with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at that time. Below is a front view size comparison of the FE-25 compared to the A900.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-25 and A900 is 98 and 54 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions merely by reading a spec sheet. The image underneath will offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-25 and A900.

As you can see, both the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FE-25 having a tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A900 will offer greater detail because of its extra 15 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics a bit more aggressively.