Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony TX20

Here is a extensive comparison of the Olympus FE-4000 and Sony TX20, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the image resolutions of the FE-4000 (12MP) and TX20 (16MP) but they feature the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FE-4000 was revealed 3 years before the TX20 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX20 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a simple view of how the FE-4000 matches up versus the TX20 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-4000 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20. The full galleries are available at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery and Sony TX20 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-4000 has got 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) whilst the Sony TX20 has sizing of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

Compare the Olympus FE-4000 and Sony TX20 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the FE-4000 vs the TX20.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-4000 and TX20 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Generally, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizing merely by checking specs. The photograph underneath may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-4000 and TX20.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different resolution. You should anticipate the Sony TX20 to resolve greater detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-4000 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.