Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony RX100

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony RX100, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the FE-4000 (12MP) and RX100 (20MP) and the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and RX100 (1") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-4000 was introduced 4 years earlier than the RX100 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a concise view of how the FE-4000 grades vs the RX100 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-4000 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery and Sony RX100 Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-4000 has got outside measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) and the Sony RX100 has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") along with a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the FE-4000 and the RX100.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-4000 and RX100 is 95 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to see the gap in sensor dimensions simply by viewing specs. The pic here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-4000 and RX100.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FE-4000 with its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Sony RX100 will result in extra detail using its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FE-4000 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.