Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A6100

Let's look more closely at the Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A6100, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the FE-4000 (12MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and A6100 (APS-C) feature different sensor measurements.

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The FE-4000 was brought out 11 years earlier than the A6100 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving in to a in depth comparison, below is a short introduction of how the FE-4000 grades against the A6100 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-4000 and Sony Alpha a6100. The entire galleries are available at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery and Sony A6100 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-4000 provides outer 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 A6100 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") with a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the FE-4000 against the A6100.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-4000 and A6100 is 95 and 81 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizing merely by going through a spec sheet. The photograph underneath may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-4000 and A6100.

Clearly, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The FE-4000 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony A6100 will produce more detail having its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older FE-4000 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.