Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A99 II

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus FE-4000 and Sony A99 II, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the FE-4000 (12MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and A99 II (Full frame) feature different sensor sizes.

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The FE-4000 was brought out 8 years prior to the A99 II and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise view of how the FE-4000 matches up vs the A99 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-4000 and Sony Alpha A99 II. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery and Sony A99 II Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus FE-4000 provides outside dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) and the Sony A99 II has specifications of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") having a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus FE-4000 and Sony A99 II in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the FE-4000 against the A99 II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-4000 and A99 II is 95 and 57 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to picture the gap between sensor sizing simply by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic here will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-4000 and A99 II.

As you can see, both of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FE-4000 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony A99 II will give more detail having its extra 30 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos much more aggressively. The older FE-4000 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.