Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony WX1

Following is a extended overview of the Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony WX1, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the FE-4000 (12MP) and the WX1 (10MP) is relatively well matched but the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and WX1 (1/2.4") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The FE-4000 was revealed within a month of the WX1 and they are of a similar age. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Sony WX1 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a more detailed comparison, below is a short view of how the FE-4000 matches up against the WX1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-4000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1. The full galleries are provided at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery & Sony WX1 Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-4000 has physical 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 WX1 has measurements of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the FE-4000 vs the WX1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-4000 and WX1 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to see the gap between sensor sizes purely by reading through specs. The picture below should give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-4000 and WX1.

As you can plainly see, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The FE-4000 using its bigger sensor will make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus FE-4000 will give greater detail because of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively.