Olympus FE-45 vs Sony HX10V

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").

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The 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.

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.

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.

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.