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Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A55

Portability
95
Imaging
35
Features
17
Overall
27
Olympus FE-4000 front
 
Sony SLT-A55 front
Portability
67
Imaging
56
Features
80
Overall
65

Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A55 Key Specs

Olympus FE-4000
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 26-105mm (F2.6-5.9) lens
  • 136g - 95 x 57 x 22mm
  • Introduced July 2009
  • Also referred to as X-925
Sony A55
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 100 - 12800 (Raise to 25600)
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
  • 500g - 124 x 92 x 85mm
  • Announced August 2010
  • Later Model is Sony A57
Photography Glossary

Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A55 Overview

The following is a comprehensive overview of the Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A55, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the FE-4000 (12MP) and A55 (16MP) and the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and A55 (APS-C) feature different sensor size.

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The FE-4000 was unveiled 13 months earlier than the A55 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A55 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief overview of how the FE-4000 scores vs the A55 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus FE-4000 over the Sony A55

 FE-4000 A55 

Reasons to pick Sony A55 over the Olympus FE-4000

 A55 FE-4000 
AnnouncedAugust 2010July 2009Newer by 13 months
Manually focus Dial exact focus
Display typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating display
Display dimension3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution921k230kSharper display (+691k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies

Common features in the Olympus FE-4000 and Sony A55

 FE-4000 A55 
Touch display Lack of Touch display

Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A55 Physical Comparison

In case you're going to travel with your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-4000 offers outside measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) while the Sony A55 has proportions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).

Check out the Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A55 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the FE-4000 against the A55.

Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A55 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-4000 and A55 is 95 and 67 respectively.

Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A55 top view buttons comparison

Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A55 Sensor Comparison

Typically, it's difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor dimensions only by researching specifications. The picture here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-4000 and A55.

To sum up, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FE-4000 having a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A55 will render more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos much more aggressively. The more aged FE-4000 will be behind in sensor technology.

Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A55 sensor size comparison

Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A55 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A55 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus FE-4000 Portrait photography information
Sony A55 Portrait photography information
21
manual focus not available
no manual exposure
cannot use external flash
low resolution (12MP)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
73
has manual focus
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
provides face detection autofocus
saves RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus FE-4000 as a Street photography camera
Sony A55 as a Street photography camera
55
lighter than competition (136g)
screen is fixed
lack of image stabilization
sensor is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
77
fully articulated screen
image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
saves RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Olympus FE-4000 Sports photography info
Sony A55 Sports photography info
17
no shutter priority
lack of image stabilization
low resolution (12MP)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
has no phase detect AF
68
image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent megapixels (16MP)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
has phase detect autofocus
low battery (380 CIPA)
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Travel Comparison

Olympus FE-4000 as a Travel photography camera
Sony A55 as a Travel photography camera
62
lighter than competition (136 grams)
flash built-in
quite wide (26mm)
does not have Time Lapse mode
low resolution (12MP)
display isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.6)
62
decent megapixels (16MP)
built-in flash
selfie friendly screen
missing Timelapse mode
low battery (380 shots)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus FE-4000 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony A55 as a Landscape photography camera
28
quite wide (26mm)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.6)
screen is small (2.7 inch)
no manual exposure
lack of image stabilization
low resolution (12 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
does not have Time Lapse mode
67
has manual focus
swap lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
nice screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
saves RAW files
low battery (380 CIPA)
missing Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus FE-4000 Vlogging info
Sony A55 Vlogging info
28
quite wide (26mm)
lighter than competition (136g)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.6)
display isn't selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
low res video (640 x 480 resolution)
does not have external mic support
78
selfie friendly screen
image stabilization (Sensor based)
provides face detection autofocus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
has external microphone port
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Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A55 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus FE-4000 and Sony A55
 Olympus FE-4000Sony SLT-A55
General Information
Make Olympus Sony
Model Olympus FE-4000 Sony SLT-A55
Also referred to as X-925 -
Type Small Sensor Compact Entry-Level DSLR
Introduced 2009-07-22 2010-08-24
Body design Compact Compact SLR
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic III Bionz
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" APS-C
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 3968 x 2976 4912 x 3264
Maximum native ISO 1600 12800
Maximum boosted ISO - 25600
Min native ISO 100 100
RAW images
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch to focus
AF continuous
AF single
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points - 15
Cross focus points - 3
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens Sony/Minolta Alpha
Lens focal range 26-105mm (4.0x) -
Highest aperture f/2.6-5.9 -
Macro focus distance 3cm -
Amount of lenses - 143
Focal length multiplier 5.8 1.5
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fully Articulated
Screen size 2.7 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 230k dot 921k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,150k dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.73x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 4s 30s
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000s 1/4000s
Continuous shooting speed - 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 4.00 m 10.00 m (@ ISO 100)
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, High Speed Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in, Wireless
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Maximum flash sync - 1/160s
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60, 29.97 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 640 x 424 (29.97 fps)
Maximum video resolution 640x480 1920x1080
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 136 gr (0.30 lb) 500 gr (1.10 lb)
Dimensions 95 x 57 x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") 124 x 92 x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 73
DXO Color Depth score not tested 23.0
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.4
DXO Low light score not tested 816
Other
Battery life - 380 photos
Battery form - Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (12 seconds) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage xD Picture Card, microSD Card, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Launch price $130 $800