Olympus FE-45 vs Sony T99

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus FE-45 versus Sony T99, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and T99 (14MP) but they possess the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FE-45 was announced 18 months earlier than the T99 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Sony T99 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a simple summary of how the FE-45 matches up against the T99 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-45 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-45 Gallery & Sony T99 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-45 enjoys outside dimensions of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Sony T99 has dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the FE-45 against the T99.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-45 and T99 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it is hard to envision the gap between sensor measurements merely by going over technical specs. The graphic underneath will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-45 and T99.

As you can tell, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same megapixels. You can expect to see the Sony T99 to offer extra detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-45 is going to be behind in sensor tech.