Olympus FE-45 vs Pentax 645D

Below, we will be comparing the Olympus FE-45 versus Pentax 645D, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Pro DSLR by rivals Olympus and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and 645D (40MP) and the FE-45 (1/2.3") and 645D (Medium format) enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The FE-45 was revealed 14 months before the 645D which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Pentax 645D being a Large SLR camera.

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a simple overview of how the FE-45 matches up vs the 645D for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-45 & Pentax 645D. The full galleries are available at Olympus FE-45 Gallery & Pentax 645D Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera, you have to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-45 has got outside dimensions of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Pentax 645D has proportions of 156mm x 117mm x 119mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 4.7") and a weight of 1480 grams (3.26 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the FE-45 versus the 645D.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-45 and 645D is 95 and 50 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to see the contrast between sensor measurements merely by checking specs. The graphic underneath may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-45 and 645D.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FE-45 using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Pentax 645D will give extra detail because of its extra 30MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-45 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.