Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony HX9V

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony HX9V, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the FE-3010 (12MP) and HX9V (16MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The FE-3010 was launched 3 years prior to the HX9V and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony HX9V being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick overview of how the FE-3010 grades against the HX9V in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-3010 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V. The complete galleries are available at Olympus FE-3010 Gallery and Sony HX9V Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-3010 enjoys external measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 108 grams (0.24 lbs) and the Sony HX9V has sizing of 105mm x 59mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") along with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

Check out the Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony HX9V in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have at the time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the FE-3010 vs the HX9V.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-3010 and HX9V is 97 and 91 respectively.

Often, it is hard to see the contrast between sensor measurements only by checking specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-3010 and HX9V.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras come with the identical sensor size but not the same resolution. You should expect to see the Sony HX9V to resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older FE-3010 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.