Olympus FE-25 vs Sony QX100

Let's look closer at the Olympus FE-25 and Sony QX100, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Lens-style by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the FE-25 (1/2.3") and QX100 (1") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-25 was announced 5 years earlier than the QX100 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before delving through a thorough comparison, below is a short highlight of how the FE-25 grades versus the QX100 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-25 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Sony QX100 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry around your camera frequently, you should consider its weight and size. The Olympus FE-25 comes with exterior dimensions of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) while the Sony QX100 has specifications of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") and a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the FE-25 compared to the QX100.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-25 and QX100 is 98 and 92 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualise the gap between sensor sizes simply by checking technical specs. The picture here may give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-25 and QX100.

As you can tell, both of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The FE-25 with its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower DOF tougher and the Sony QX100 will resolve extra detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged FE-25 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.