Olympus FE-45 vs Sony A900

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus FE-45 vs Sony A900, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and A900 (25MP) and the FE-45 (1/2.3") and A900 (Full frame) feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The FE-45 was introduced 3 months later than the A900 and they are both of a similar generation. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go in to a in depth comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the FE-45 scores against the A900 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-45 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-45 Gallery and Sony A900 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-45 offers external dimensions 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 A900 has measurements of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") having a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the FE-45 against the A900.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the FE-45 and A900 is 95 and 54 respectively.

In many cases, it is very tough to envision the gap between sensor sizing simply by reviewing specs. The photograph here should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-45 and A900.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FE-45 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A900 will offer you greater detail using its extra 15 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively.