Olympus FE-25 vs Sony WX80

Here, we will be analyzing the Olympus FE-25 vs Sony WX80, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and WX80 (16MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The FE-25 was revealed 5 years prior to the WX80 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX80 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a in depth comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the FE-25 matches up against the WX80 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-25 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-25 features external 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) while the Sony WX80 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at the time. Underneath is a front view proportions comparison of the FE-25 compared to the WX80.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-25 and WX80 is 98 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor sizing simply by going through specs. The visual underneath will provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-25 and WX80.

All in all, each of the cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same resolution. You can count on the Sony WX80 to provide extra detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older FE-25 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.