Olympus FE-45 vs Olympus 8010

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus FE-45 vs Olympus 8010, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof and both of them are designed by Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and 8010 (13MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FE-45 was revealed 13 months earlier than the 8010 which makes them a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before we go straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the FE-45 scores versus the 8010 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-45 & Olympus Stylus Tough 8010. The full galleries are available at Olympus FE-45 Gallery & Olympus 8010 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-45 enjoys exterior measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Olympus 8010 has dimensions of 98mm x 64mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.5" x 0.9") having a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the FE-45 compared to the 8010.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-45 and 8010 is 95 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the gap in sensor measurements simply by viewing specs. The photograph underneath will give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-45 and 8010.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different resolution. You can expect the Olympus 8010 to provide you with greater detail because of its extra 3 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older FE-45 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.