Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A55

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.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-4000 & Sony SLT-A55. The full galleries are available at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery & Sony A55 Gallery.

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).

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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.

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

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.