Olympus FE-45 vs Sony H200

Following is a thorough comparison of the Olympus FE-45 vs Sony H200, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and H200 (20MP) but they use the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FE-45 was released 5 years before the H200 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Sony H200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick overview of how the FE-45 matches up versus the H200 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-45 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200. The complete galleries are available at Olympus FE-45 Gallery & Sony H200 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-45 has got physical dimensions of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Sony H200 has sizing of 123mm x 83mm x 87mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.4") and a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the FE-45 against the H200.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the FE-45 and H200 is 95 and 67 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is difficult to see the difference in sensor sizes simply by researching a spec sheet. The image underneath will provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-45 and H200.

As you can see, both of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but not the same MP. You can anticipate the Sony H200 to render more detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos much more aggressively. The more aged FE-45 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.