Olympus FE-45 vs Sony HX10V
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Olympus FE-45 vs Sony HX10V Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 2.5" Fixed Screen
- ISO 64 - 1600
- Digital Image Stabilization
- 640 x 480 video
- 36-108mm (F3.1-5.9) lens
- 142g - 94 x 62 x 23mm
- Released January 2009
(Full Review)
- 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 100 - 12800
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 24-400mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
- 234g - 105 x 60 x 34mm
- Revealed February 2012
- Replacement is Sony HX20V
Olympus FE-45 vs Sony HX10V Overview
The following is a thorough overview of the Olympus FE-45 vs Sony HX10V, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and HX10V (18MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor size (1/2.3").
President Biden pushes bill mandating TikTok sale or banThe FE-45 was announced 4 years before the HX10V which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).
Before delving into a full comparison, here is a concise summation of how the FE-45 grades versus the HX10V in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.
Olympus FE-45 vs Sony HX10V Gallery
Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-45 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V. The whole galleries are available at Olympus FE-45 Gallery & Sony HX10V Gallery.
Reasons to pick Olympus FE-45 over the Sony HX10V
FE-45 | HX10V |
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Reasons to pick Sony HX10V over the Olympus FE-45
HX10V | FE-45 | |||
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Revealed | February 2012 | January 2009 | Newer by 38 months | |
Screen size | 3" | 2.5" | Bigger screen (+0.5") | |
Screen resolution | 922k | 230k | Sharper screen (+692k dot) |
Common features in the Olympus FE-45 and Sony HX10V
FE-45 | HX10V | |||
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Manually focus | Lack of manual focus | |||
Screen type | Fixed | Fixed | Fixed screen | |
Selfie screen | Neither offers selfie screen | |||
Touch screen | Neither offers Touch screen |
Olympus FE-45 vs Sony HX10V Physical Comparison
For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-45 offers outer dimensions of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Sony HX10V has dimensions of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 234 grams (0.52 lbs).
Take a look at the Olympus FE-45 vs Sony HX10V in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is a front view scale comparison of the FE-45 against the HX10V.
Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-45 and HX10V is 95 and 91 respectively.
Olympus FE-45 vs Sony HX10V Sensor Comparison
Typically, its difficult to see the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by reading through technical specs. The pic underneath may provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-45 and HX10V.
As you can tell, the two cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Sony HX10V to give you extra detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The more aged FE-45 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.
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Olympus FE-45 vs Sony HX10V Specifications
Olympus FE-45 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V | |
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General Information | ||
Brand Name | Olympus | Sony |
Model type | Olympus FE-45 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V |
Class | Small Sensor Compact | Small Sensor Superzoom |
Released | 2009-01-07 | 2012-02-28 |
Physical type | Compact | Compact |
Sensor Information | ||
Processor Chip | - | BIONZ |
Sensor type | CCD | BSI-CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/2.3" | 1/2.3" |
Sensor dimensions | 6.08 x 4.56mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
Sensor area | 27.7mm² | 28.1mm² |
Sensor resolution | 10 megapixel | 18 megapixel |
Anti alias filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2 | 4:3 and 16:9 |
Peak resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4896 x 3672 |
Highest native ISO | 1600 | 12800 |
Lowest native ISO | 64 | 100 |
RAW photos | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Manual focusing | ||
AF touch | ||
Continuous AF | ||
Single AF | ||
AF tracking | ||
Selective AF | ||
AF center weighted | ||
AF multi area | ||
AF live view | ||
Face detection focusing | ||
Contract detection focusing | ||
Phase detection focusing | ||
Total focus points | - | 9 |
Lens | ||
Lens mount type | fixed lens | fixed lens |
Lens zoom range | 36-108mm (3.0x) | 24-400mm (16.7x) |
Highest aperture | f/3.1-5.9 | f/3.3-5.9 |
Macro focusing range | 5cm | 5cm |
Focal length multiplier | 5.9 | 5.8 |
Screen | ||
Screen type | Fixed Type | Fixed Type |
Screen size | 2.5 inch | 3 inch |
Resolution of screen | 230 thousand dots | 922 thousand dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch operation | ||
Screen technology | - | XtraFine TruBlack TFT LCD |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder | None | None |
Features | ||
Min shutter speed | 4 secs | 30 secs |
Max shutter speed | 1/2000 secs | 1/1600 secs |
Continuous shutter rate | - | 10.0fps |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manual mode | ||
Exposure compensation | - | Yes |
Change WB | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Inbuilt flash | ||
Flash distance | - | 5.30 m |
Flash settings | Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Off, On | Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync |
External flash | ||
AE bracketing | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Exposure | ||
Multisegment | ||
Average | ||
Spot | ||
Partial | ||
AF area | ||
Center weighted | ||
Video features | ||
Supported video resolutions | 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) |
Highest video resolution | 640x480 | 1920x1080 |
Video data format | Motion JPEG | MPEG-4, AVCHD |
Mic support | ||
Headphone support | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | Eye-Fi Connected |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | BuiltIn |
Physical | ||
Environmental sealing | ||
Water proofing | ||
Dust proofing | ||
Shock proofing | ||
Crush proofing | ||
Freeze proofing | ||
Weight | 142 grams (0.31 pounds) | 234 grams (0.52 pounds) |
Physical dimensions | 94 x 62 x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") | 105 x 60 x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO Overall rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Color Depth rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Low light rating | not tested | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | - | 320 photos |
Battery style | - | Battery Pack |
Battery ID | - | NP-BG1 |
Self timer | Yes (12 seconds) | Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2) |
Time lapse recording | ||
Storage type | xD-Picture Card, microSD, internal | SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo |
Card slots | 1 | 1 |
Launch pricing | $130 | $616 |