Olympus FE-45 vs Sony NEX-F3

Here is a extended review of the Olympus FE-45 and Sony NEX-F3, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and NEX-F3 (16MP) and the FE-45 (1/2.3") and NEX-F3 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor sizing.

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The FE-45 was brought out 4 years before the NEX-F3 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-F3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise summation of how the FE-45 scores vs the NEX-F3 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-45 & Sony Alpha NEX-F3. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-45 Gallery & Sony NEX-F3 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera, you have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus FE-45 offers outer dimensions 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-F3 has specifications of 117mm x 67mm x 42mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 314 grams (0.69 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus FE-45 and Sony NEX-F3 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the FE-45 vs the NEX-F3.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the FE-45 and NEX-F3 is 95 and 86 respectively.

Generally, it is very hard to see the contrast in sensor sizing just by researching specs. The photograph below will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-45 and NEX-F3.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The FE-45 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Sony NEX-F3 will result in more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older FE-45 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.