Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A37

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus FE-4000 and Sony A37, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the FE-4000 (12MP) and A37 (16MP) and the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and A37 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The FE-4000 was launched 3 years prior to the A37 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A37 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple summary of how the FE-4000 matches up vs the A37 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-4000 & Sony SLT-A37. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery & Sony A37 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera often, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-4000 has 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 A37 has sizing of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") along with a weight of 506 grams (1.12 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus FE-4000 and Sony A37 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the FE-4000 against the A37.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-4000 and A37 is 95 and 67 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to see the difference in sensor sizing just by checking out specs. The graphic underneath might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-4000 and A37.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The FE-4000 featuring a smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony A37 will show extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-4000 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.