Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A9 II

Below is a extended assessment of the Olympus FE-4000 versus Sony A9 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the FE-4000 (12MP) and A9 II (24MP) and the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and A9 II (Full frame) come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The FE-4000 was introduced 11 years before the A9 II and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a quick overview of how the FE-4000 grades vs the A9 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-4000 & Sony Alpha A9 Mark II. The whole galleries are available at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery & Sony A9 II Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and size. The Olympus FE-4000 offers outside dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) while the Sony A9 II has specifications of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") with a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs).

Look at the Olympus FE-4000 versus Sony A9 II in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have at that moment. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the FE-4000 compared to the A9 II.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-4000 and A9 II is 95 and 62 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to see the difference in sensor measurements just by looking through specifications. The visual underneath may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-4000 and A9 II.

To sum up, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FE-4000 using its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A9 II will render more detail using its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-4000 will be behind in sensor tech.