Olympus FE-25 vs Sony WX500

On this page, we will be evaluating the Olympus FE-25 versus Sony WX500, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and WX500 (18MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The FE-25 was launched 7 years before the WX500 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX500 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick overview of how the FE-25 scores vs the WX500 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-25 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Sony WX500 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-25 has physical dimensions of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Sony WX500 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") along with a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the FE-25 and the WX500.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-25 and WX500 is 98 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it can be tough to envision the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading technical specs. The photograph below will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-25 and WX500.

As you can tell, both cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same MP. You can expect the Sony WX500 to offer you extra detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older FE-25 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.