Olympus FE-25 vs Sony RX100 VA

Here is a in depth review of the Olympus FE-25 and Sony RX100 VA, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and RX100 VA (20MP) and the FE-25 (1/2.3") and RX100 VA (1") possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The FE-25 was announced 10 years before the RX100 VA and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving in to a full comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the FE-25 grades versus the RX100 VA for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-25 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A). The whole galleries are provided at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Sony RX100 VA Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera frequently, you'll need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-25 provides physical measurements of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VA has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the FE-25 versus the RX100 VA.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-25 and RX100 VA is 98 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizing just by reading technical specs. The graphic underneath will give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-25 and RX100 VA.

As you can tell, each of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FE-25 having a tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony RX100 VA will offer extra detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older FE-25 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.