Olympus FE-45 vs Sigma DP3 Merrill

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus FE-45 vs Sigma DP3 Merrill, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sigma. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and DP3 Merrill (15MP) and the FE-45 (1/2.3") and DP3 Merrill (APS-C) provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The FE-45 was brought out 5 years before the DP3 Merrill and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Sigma DP3 Merrill being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a short highlight of how the FE-45 grades versus the DP3 Merrill in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-45 & Sigma DP3 Merrill. The entire galleries are available at Olympus FE-45 Gallery & Sigma DP3 Merrill Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-45 has exterior 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) while the Sigma DP3 Merrill has sizing of 122mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.8" x 2.6" x 2.3") having a weight of 330 grams (0.73 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select during that time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the FE-45 and the DP3 Merrill.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-45 and DP3 Merrill is 95 and 83 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to see the gap between sensor measurements just by reading specs. The photograph here may give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-45 and DP3 Merrill.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FE-45 because of its tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF harder and the Sigma DP3 Merrill will offer more detail having its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older FE-45 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.