Olympus FE-25 vs Sony RX100 V

Let's look more closely at the Olympus FE-25 and Sony RX100 V, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the FE-25 (1/2.3") and RX100 V (1") offer different sensor sizing.

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The FE-25 was announced 8 years before the RX100 V which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the FE-25 scores against the RX100 V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-25 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The whole galleries are available at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Sony RX100 V Gallery.

If you are intending to carry around your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-25 comes with external dimensions 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) while the Sony RX100 V has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") with a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the FE-25 vs the RX100 V.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-25 and RX100 V is 98 and 89 respectively.

Normally, its tough to picture the contrast in sensor sizes purely by going through specs. The pic underneath will give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-25 and RX100 V.

All in all, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The FE-25 with its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony RX100 V will show greater detail with its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more aged FE-25 will be behind in sensor innovation.