Olympus FE-45 vs Sony W320

Lets look much closer at the Olympus FE-45 vs Sony W320, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and W320 (14MP) but both cameras provide the same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The FE-45 was brought out 12 months before the W320 which means that they are both of a similar generation. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Sony W320 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a short summary of how the FE-45 grades vs the W320 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-45 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus FE-45 Gallery and Sony W320 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus FE-45 has got external measurements 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 W320 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Check the Olympus FE-45 vs Sony W320 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are using at that moment. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the FE-45 against the W320.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-45 and W320 is 95 and 97 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to visualize the gap in sensor measurements simply by going through specs. The visual here will give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-45 and W320.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit different megapixels. You should expect the Sony W320 to show greater detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older FE-45 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.