Olympus FE-4000 vs Olympus E-M10 IV

Below is a thorough review of the Olympus FE-4000 vs Olympus E-M10 IV, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and they are both manufactured by Olympus. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the FE-4000 (12MP) and E-M10 IV (20MP) and the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and E-M10 IV (Four Thirds) have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-4000 was introduced 12 years earlier than the E-M10 IV and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Olympus E-M10 IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise overview of how the FE-4000 matches up vs the E-M10 IV with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-4000 & Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery & Olympus E-M10 IV Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-4000 has physical dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) and the Olympus E-M10 IV has dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 49mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 1.9") having a weight of 383 grams (0.84 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use during that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the FE-4000 versus the E-M10 IV.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-4000 and E-M10 IV is 95 and 81 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to see the contrast in sensor measurements merely by seeing specs. The photograph below will give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-4000 and E-M10 IV.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FE-4000 with its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Olympus E-M10 IV will show greater detail using its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older FE-4000 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.