Olympus FE-45 vs Sony A9

Here is a thorough assessment of the Olympus FE-45 vs Sony A9, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and A9 (24MP) and the FE-45 (1/2.3") and A9 (Full frame) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The FE-45 was launched 9 years prior to the A9 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Sony A9 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the FE-45 scores versus the A9 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-45 and Sony Alpha A9. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus FE-45 Gallery and Sony A9 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera frequently, you'll have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus FE-45 has got physical 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) and the Sony A9 has specifications of 127mm x 96mm x 63mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.5") accompanied by a weight of 673 grams (1.48 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus FE-45 vs Sony A9 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the FE-45 vs the A9.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the FE-45 and A9 is 95 and 65 respectively.

Often, its hard to envision the contrast between sensor sizing just by going over specs. The visual here may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-45 and A9.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FE-45 featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A9 will offer extra detail utilizing its extra 14MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics much more aggressively. The older FE-45 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.