Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony HX50V

Here is a comprehensive review of the Olympus FE-4030 and Sony HX50V, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the FE-4030 (14MP) and HX50V (20MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The FE-4030 was released 4 years before the HX50V and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise summary of how the FE-4030 matches up against the HX50V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-4030 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus FE-4030 Gallery & Sony HX50V Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry your camera often, you need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus FE-4030 comes with outer dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Sony HX50V has specifications of 108mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.5") having a weight of 272 grams (0.60 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus FE-4030 and Sony HX50V in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the FE-4030 versus the HX50V.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-4030 and HX50V is 95 and 89 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizing simply by checking specs. The graphic below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-4030 and HX50V.

All in all, both of these cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Sony HX50V to give greater detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The older FE-4030 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.