Olympus FE-45 vs Sony H55

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus FE-45 and Sony H55, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and H55 (14MP) but both cameras have the same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The FE-45 was brought out 17 months earlier than the H55 making them a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before delving right into a full comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the FE-45 matches up against the H55 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-45 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-45 Gallery and Sony H55 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera frequently, 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") along with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Sony H55 has measurements of 103mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

Check out the Olympus FE-45 and Sony H55 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you select at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the FE-45 versus the H55.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-45 and H55 is 95 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements only by looking at technical specs. The visual below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-45 and H55.

As you have seen, both of those cameras provide the same sensor dimensions but different megapixels. You should anticipate the Sony H55 to give greater detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics more aggressively. The older FE-45 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.