Olympus FE-45 vs Olympus E-M10 II

In this article, we will be reviewing the Olympus FE-45 versus Olympus E-M10 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and they are both produced by Olympus. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and E-M10 II (16MP) and the FE-45 (1/2.3") and E-M10 II (Four Thirds) possess totally different sensor size.

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The FE-45 was revealed 7 years prior to the E-M10 II and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Olympus E-M10 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief summary of how the FE-45 scores vs the E-M10 II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-45 & Olympus OM-D E-M10 II. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-45 Gallery & Olympus E-M10 II Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-45 provides outside measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-M10 II has sizing of 120mm x 83mm x 47mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 1.9") and a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus FE-45 versus Olympus E-M10 II in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the FE-45 and the E-M10 II.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-45 and E-M10 II is 95 and 82 respectively.

Usually, it can be tough to visualise the difference in sensor measurements just by going through technical specs. The visual below may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-45 and E-M10 II.

As you can tell, both cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FE-45 having a smaller sensor will make achieving bokeh tougher and the Olympus E-M10 II will show extra detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older FE-45 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.