Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony A77 II

The following is a comprehensive assessment of the Olympus FE-4030 and Sony A77 II, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the FE-4030 (14MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the FE-4030 (1/2.3") and A77 II (APS-C) boast different sensor sizes.

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The FE-4030 was brought out 5 years prior to the A77 II which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-4030 being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a quick summation of how the FE-4030 grades vs the A77 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-4030 & Sony SLT-A77 II. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-4030 Gallery & Sony A77 II Gallery.

For those who are aiming to travel with your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-4030 has external 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 A77 II has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at that moment. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the FE-4030 versus the A77 II.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-4030 and A77 II is 95 and 62 respectively.

Generally, it's difficult to picture the difference in sensor dimensions simply by going through specs. The picture below might give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-4030 and A77 II.

All in all, both of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FE-4030 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony A77 II will produce greater detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images way more aggressively. The more aged FE-4030 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.