Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony A6400

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony A6400, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the resolutions of the FE-4030 (14MP) and A6400 (24MP) and the FE-4030 (1/2.3") and A6400 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The FE-4030 was brought out 10 years before the A6400 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-4030 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the FE-4030 matches up versus the A6400 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-4030 and Sony Alpha a6400. The entire galleries are available at Olympus FE-4030 Gallery and Sony A6400 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-4030 provides outside dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Sony A6400 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") and a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

Examine the Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony A6400 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is a front view scale comparison of the FE-4030 vs the A6400.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-4030 and A6400 is 95 and 83 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizing just by going through technical specs. The visual below will give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-4030 and A6400.

As you have seen, both of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FE-4030 featuring a smaller sensor will make achieving bokeh more challenging and the Sony A6400 will show more detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos more aggressively. The older FE-4030 will be behind in sensor tech.