Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony W830

Below is a extended comparison of the Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony W830, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the FE-4030 (14MP) and W830 (20MP) but they feature the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FE-4030 was manufactured 5 years earlier than the W830 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-4030 being a Compact camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summary of how the FE-4030 scores against the W830 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-4030 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus FE-4030 Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-4030 offers physical measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Sony W830 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you choose at that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the FE-4030 vs the W830.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the FE-4030 and W830 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Often, it can be tough to see the gap in sensor measurements only by viewing technical specs. The visual below may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-4030 and W830.

As you have seen, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Sony W830 to result in more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-4030 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.