Olympus FE-45 vs Sony NEX-5T

Let's take a more detailed look at the Olympus FE-45 and Sony NEX-5T, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and NEX-5T (16MP) and the FE-45 (1/2.3") and NEX-5T (APS-C) offer different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-45 was manufactured 5 years prior to the NEX-5T and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-5T being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the FE-45 scores against the NEX-5T when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-45 and Sony Alpha NEX-5T. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-45 Gallery and Sony NEX-5T Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-45 enjoys physical measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Sony NEX-5T has sizing of 111mm x 59mm x 39mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") and a weight of 276 grams (0.61 lbs).

Check the Olympus FE-45 and Sony NEX-5T in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the FE-45 versus the NEX-5T.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-45 and NEX-5T is 95 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, it can be difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements only by checking a spec sheet. The photograph below will give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-45 and NEX-5T.

Clearly, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FE-45 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting bokeh more challenging and the Sony NEX-5T will give greater detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The older FE-45 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.