Olympus FE-25 vs Sony A68

Here is a detailed assessment of the Olympus FE-25 and Sony A68, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and A68 (24MP) and the FE-25 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) have different sensor size.

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The FE-25 was launched 7 years before the A68 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief overview of how the FE-25 matches up versus the A68 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-25 and Sony SLT-A68. The complete galleries are available at Olympus FE-25 Gallery and Sony A68 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-25 has got 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 A68 has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus FE-25 and Sony A68 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the FE-25 against the A68.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-25 and A68 is 98 and 64 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to picture the contrast in sensor sizing only by viewing technical specs. The visual below will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-25 and A68.

As you have seen, both of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The FE-25 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A68 will result in more detail utilizing its extra 14MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older FE-25 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.