Olympus FE-25 vs Sony W620

Below is a thorough overview of the Olympus FE-25 and Sony W620, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and W620 (14MP) but they come with the same exact sensor size (1/2.3").

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The FE-25 was released 4 years prior to the W620 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony W620 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short summary of how the FE-25 matches up versus the W620 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-25 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W620. The complete galleries are available at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Sony W620 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-25 offers outer measurements of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Sony W620 has sizing of 98mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus FE-25 and Sony W620 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing at that time. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the FE-25 versus the W620.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-25 and W620 is 98 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to visualise the difference between sensor measurements only by checking technical specs. The graphic underneath should offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-25 and W620.

As you have seen, both cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same resolution. You can count on the Sony W620 to resolve extra detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots a little more aggressively. The older FE-25 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.