Olympus FE-45 vs Sony HX100V

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus FE-45 and Sony HX100V, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and HX100V (16MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The FE-45 was brought out 3 years before the HX100V and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX100V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a short introduction of how the FE-45 matches up vs the HX100V with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-45 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX100V. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-45 Gallery & Sony HX100V Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-45 enjoys 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) and the Sony HX100V has dimensions of 122mm x 87mm x 93mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 3.7") having a weight of 577 grams (1.27 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus FE-45 and Sony HX100V in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the FE-45 and the HX100V.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-45 and HX100V is 95 and 66 respectively.

Typically, its tough to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements simply by checking specs. The graphic here might give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-45 and HX100V.

All in all, both cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different MP. You can count on the Sony HX100V to give you more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older FE-45 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.