Olympus FE-45 vs Sony A380

Its time to look closer at the Olympus FE-45 vs Sony A380, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and A380 (14MP) and the FE-45 (1/2.3") and A380 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-45 was launched 7 months before the A380 which means that they are of a similar generation. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Sony A380 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the FE-45 scores vs the A380 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-45 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A380. The complete galleries are available at Olympus FE-45 Gallery and Sony A380 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-45 has got physical measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Sony A380 has measurements of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") and a weight of 519 grams (1.14 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you use at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the FE-45 vs the A380.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-45 and A380 is 95 and 68 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to envision the difference in sensor dimensions only by seeing technical specs. The pic below might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-45 and A380.

As you have seen, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The FE-45 featuring a smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A380 will show greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged FE-45 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.