Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A560

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A560, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the FE-4000 (12MP) and the A560 (14MP) is pretty close but the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and A560 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-4000 was brought out 13 months before the A560 which makes them a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A560 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving right into a detailed comparison, here is a simple overview of how the FE-4000 matches up against the A560 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-4000 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A560. The entire galleries are available at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery & Sony A560 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry your camera frequently, you'll have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-4000 provides physical measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) whilst the Sony A560 has dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the FE-4000 vs the A560.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-4000 and A560 is 95 and 64 respectively.

Normally, its hard to envision the contrast in sensor sizing only by viewing specs. The photograph underneath will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-4000 and A560.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The FE-4000 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A560 will provide you with more detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The older FE-4000 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.