Olympus FE-4000 vs Sony A68

Below is a thorough overview of the Olympus FE-4000 and Sony A68, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the FE-4000 (12MP) and A68 (24MP) and the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor sizing.

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The FE-4000 was announced 7 years prior to the A68 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving into a full comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the FE-4000 scores versus the A68 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-4000 & Sony SLT-A68. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-4000 provides outer dimensions 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 A68 has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus FE-4000 and Sony A68 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the FE-4000 vs the A68.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-4000 and A68 is 95 and 64 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements simply by checking out specs. The photograph here should give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-4000 and A68.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FE-4000 having a smaller sensor will make shooting bokeh harder and the Sony A68 will provide greater detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures more aggressively. The older FE-4000 will be behind in sensor technology.