Olympus FE-25 vs Sony QX1

Below is a in-depth assessment of the Olympus FE-25 and Sony QX1, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Lens-style by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and QX1 (20MP) and the FE-25 (1/2.3") and QX1 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The FE-25 was unveiled 6 years prior to the QX1 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony QX1 being a Lens-style camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the FE-25 matches up against the QX1 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-25 and Sony Alpha QX1. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-25 Gallery and Sony QX1 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus FE-25 offers outside measurements 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) while the Sony QX1 has specifications of 74mm x 70mm x 53mm (2.9" x 2.8" x 2.1") having a weight of 216 grams (0.48 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus FE-25 and Sony QX1 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the FE-25 versus the QX1.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-25 and QX1 is 98 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to envision the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at specifications. The graphic underneath will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-25 and QX1.

Plainly, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FE-25 having a tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony QX1 will give extra detail having an extra 10MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-25 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.