Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony TX10

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus FE-4030 versus Sony TX10, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the FE-4030 (14MP) and the TX10 (16MP) is pretty well matched and they use the same exact sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The FE-4030 was manufactured 19 months prior to the TX10 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-4030 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX10 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple view of how the FE-4030 matches up versus the TX10 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-4030 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-4030 Gallery & Sony TX10 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-4030 offers outside dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Sony TX10 has measurements of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

Look at the Olympus FE-4030 versus Sony TX10 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the FE-4030 compared to the TX10.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-4030 and TX10 is 95 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizing purely by checking a spec sheet. The graphic here should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-4030 and TX10.

Clearly, each of these cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit different MP. You can expect the Sony TX10 to give you more detail due to its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older FE-4030 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.