Olympus FE-45 vs Sony A7

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus FE-45 vs Sony A7, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and A7 (24MP) and the FE-45 (1/2.3") and A7 (Full frame) have different sensor sizes.

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The FE-45 was manufactured 6 years before the A7 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving right into a detailed comparison, here is a quick view of how the FE-45 matches up versus the A7 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-45 & Sony Alpha A7. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-45 Gallery & Sony A7 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-45 features physical measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Sony A7 has measurements of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") along with a weight of 474 grams (1.04 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the FE-45 vs the A7.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-45 and A7 is 95 and 78 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements simply by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic here should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-45 and A7.

Clearly, the 2 cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FE-45 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A7 will produce extra detail due to its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older FE-45 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.