Olympus FE-25 vs Sony HX350

The following is a thorough overview of the Olympus FE-25 vs Sony HX350, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and HX350 (20MP) but they possess the same exact sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FE-25 was announced 9 years before the HX350 which is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the FE-25 matches up versus the HX350 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-25 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus FE-25 Gallery and Sony HX350 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-25 has physical 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 HX350 has sizing of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") along with a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you select at that time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the FE-25 vs the HX350.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-25 and HX350 is 98 and 62 respectively.

Usually, its hard to see the gap between sensor dimensions merely by reading through specifications. The image here might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-25 and HX350.

Plainly, both of the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same resolution. You should expect the Sony HX350 to resolve extra detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots a little more aggressively. The more aged FE-25 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.