Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A6300

Lets look much closer at the Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A6300, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the FE-4000 (12MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) come with different sensor measurements.

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The FE-4000 was released 7 years prior to the A6300 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go in to a complete comparison, below is a brief summation of how the FE-4000 grades against the A6300 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-4000 and Sony Alpha a6300. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery and Sony A6300 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera frequently, you need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-4000 features outer 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) while the Sony A6300 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you select during that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the FE-4000 compared to the A6300.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-4000 and A6300 is 95 and 83 respectively.

Often, it is hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizing only by reading specs. The photograph underneath should offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-4000 and A6300.

All in all, the two cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The FE-4000 due to its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony A6300 will deliver greater detail as a result of its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older FE-4000 is going to be behind in sensor tech.