Olympus FE-45 vs Sony A580

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus FE-45 versus Sony A580, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the image resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and A580 (16MP) and the FE-45 (1/2.3") and A580 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor size.

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The FE-45 was brought out 3 years prior to the A580 which is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the FE-45 matches up against the A580 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-45 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A580. The entire galleries are available at Olympus FE-45 Gallery and Sony A580 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-45 provides outer measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Sony A580 has sizing of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") along with a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus FE-45 versus Sony A580 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you use at that moment. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the FE-45 versus the A580.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the FE-45 and A580 is 95 and 64 respectively.

Generally, it is tough to envision the difference between sensor dimensions merely by checking specs. The pic underneath should offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-45 and A580.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FE-45 because of its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony A580 will give more detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will let you crop shots more aggressively. The more aged FE-45 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.