Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony WX500

Lets look much closer at the Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony WX500, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the FE-4030 (14MP) and WX500 (18MP) but they come with the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FE-4030 was released 6 years prior to the WX500 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a quick summation of how the FE-4030 matches up against the WX500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-4030 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus FE-4030 Gallery & Sony WX500 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-4030 provides physical measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Sony WX500 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") along with a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony WX500 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the FE-4030 vs the WX500.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-4030 and WX500 is 95 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements just by looking through technical specs. The visual here will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-4030 and WX500.

As you can tell, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different resolution. You can expect to see the Sony WX500 to render extra detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-4030 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.