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Olympus FE-4000 vs Olympus E-PL6

Portability
95
Imaging
35
Features
17
Overall
27
Olympus FE-4000 front
 
Olympus PEN E-PL6 front
Portability
88
Imaging
53
Features
77
Overall
62

Olympus FE-4000 vs Olympus E-PL6 Key Specs

Olympus FE-4000
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 26-105mm (F2.6-5.9) lens
  • 136g - 95 x 57 x 22mm
  • Released July 2009
  • Alternative Name is X-925
Olympus E-PL6
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 25600
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 325g - 111 x 64 x 38mm
  • Introduced August 2014
  • Later Model is Olympus E-PL7
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Olympus FE-4000 vs Olympus E-PL6 Overview

Below is a detailed review of the Olympus FE-4000 and Olympus E-PL6, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and they are both built by Olympus. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the FE-4000 (12MP) and E-PL6 (16MP) and the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and E-PL6 (Four Thirds) come with different sensor measurements.

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The FE-4000 was introduced 6 years earlier than the E-PL6 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick overview of how the FE-4000 scores against the E-PL6 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus FE-4000 over the Olympus E-PL6

 FE-4000 E-PL6 

Reasons to pick Olympus E-PL6 over the Olympus FE-4000

 E-PL6 FE-4000 
IntroducedAugust 2014July 2009More recent by 61 months
Focus manually Very precise focus
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display dimension3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution460k230kClearer display (+230k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch display Easily navigate

Common features in the Olympus FE-4000 and Olympus E-PL6

 FE-4000 E-PL6 

Olympus FE-4000 vs Olympus E-PL6 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-4000 offers outside measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) and the Olympus E-PL6 has sizing of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") and a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus FE-4000 and Olympus E-PL6 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at that moment. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the FE-4000 against the E-PL6.

Olympus FE-4000 vs Olympus E-PL6 size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the FE-4000 and E-PL6 is 95 and 88 respectively.

Olympus FE-4000 vs Olympus E-PL6 top view buttons comparison

Olympus FE-4000 vs Olympus E-PL6 Sensor Comparison

Usually, it's hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements only by checking out specifications. The graphic here will help offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-4000 and E-PL6.

To sum up, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FE-4000 using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Olympus E-PL6 will show greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-4000 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.

Olympus FE-4000 vs Olympus E-PL6 sensor size comparison

Olympus FE-4000 vs Olympus E-PL6 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus FE-4000 vs Olympus E-PL6 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus FE-4000 Portrait photography factors
Olympus E-PL6 Portrait photography factors
21
manual focus not available
no manual control
cannot use external flash
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
71
focusing manually
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
has face detection focusing
saves RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Olympus FE-4000 Street photography features
Olympus E-PL6 Street photography features
55
lighter than competition (136g)
fixed screen
lack of image stabilization
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
85
screen tilts up and down
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
offers touch to focus
above average high ISO (25,600)
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus FE-4000
Sports photography with Olympus E-PL6
17
no shutter priority
lack of image stabilization
low megapixels (12MP)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect autofocus
66
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
MP count decent (16MP)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
has tracking autofocus
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus FE-4000 as a Travel photography camera
Olympus E-PL6 as a Travel photography camera
62
lighter than competition (136 grams)
built-in flash
decently wide (26mm)
does not have Timelapse mode
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
display is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.6)
85
offers touch to focus
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
screen is selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus FE-4000 Landscape photography info
Olympus E-PL6 Landscape photography info
28
decently wide (26mm)
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.6)
tiny screen (2.7")
no manual control
lack of image stabilization
low megapixels (12MP)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
does not have Timelapse mode
80
focusing manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice screen size (3")
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
MP count decent (16MP)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
above average high ISO (25,600)
saves RAW formats
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus FE-4000 Vlogging information
Olympus E-PL6 Vlogging information
28
decently wide (26mm)
lighter than competition (136g)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.6)
display is not selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
video res low (640 x 480 pixels)
does not have microphone port
79
screen is selfie friendly
touchscreen capability
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
has face detection focusing
great video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
doesn't have external mic socket
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Olympus FE-4000 vs Olympus E-PL6 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus FE-4000 and Olympus E-PL6
 Olympus FE-4000Olympus PEN E-PL6
General Information
Company Olympus Olympus
Model type Olympus FE-4000 Olympus PEN E-PL6
Otherwise known as X-925 -
Type Small Sensor Compact Entry-Level Mirrorless
Released 2009-07-22 2014-08-01
Physical type Compact Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic III TruePic VI
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" Four Thirds
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 17.3 x 13mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 224.9mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 3968 x 2976 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 1600 25600
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Total focus points - 35
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens Micro Four Thirds
Lens zoom range 26-105mm (4.0x) -
Highest aperture f/2.6-5.9 -
Macro focusing distance 3cm -
Amount of lenses - 107
Focal length multiplier 5.8 2.1
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen diagonal 2.7" 3"
Resolution of screen 230 thousand dots 460 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic (optional)
Features
Slowest shutter speed 4 secs 60 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/4000 secs
Continuous shooting rate - 8.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 4.00 m 7.00 m (bundled FL-LM1)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync, Manual (3 levels)
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 640x480 1920x1080
Video file format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, Motion JPEG
Mic port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 136g (0.30 lb) 325g (0.72 lb)
Dimensions 95 x 57 x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") 111 x 64 x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 360 photographs
Type of battery - Battery Pack
Battery ID - BLS-5
Self timer Yes (12 seconds) Yes (2 or 12 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage xD Picture Card, microSD Card, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots 1 1
Launch pricing $130 $300