Olympus FE-45 vs Sony QX100

Lets examine more in depth at the Olympus FE-45 versus Sony QX100, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Lens-style by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the FE-45 (1/2.3") and QX100 (1") use totally different sensor measurements.

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The FE-45 was released 5 years prior to the QX100 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before diving straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick view of how the FE-45 matches up vs the QX100 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-45 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The complete galleries are available at Olympus FE-45 Gallery & Sony QX100 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-45 offers 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) whilst the Sony QX100 has proportions of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

Compare the Olympus FE-45 versus Sony QX100 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the FE-45 compared to the QX100.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-45 and QX100 is 95 and 92 respectively.

Generally, its tough to envision the gap in sensor measurements merely by looking through specifications. The photograph here will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-45 and QX100.

To sum up, both cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FE-45 due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony QX100 will provide you with greater detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a little more aggressively. The older FE-45 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.