Olympus FE-45 vs Sony W810

Let's look much closer at the Olympus FE-45 vs Sony W810, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and W810 (20MP) but they possess the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FE-45 was revealed 6 years before the W810 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief overview of how the FE-45 matches up versus the W810 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-45 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-45 Gallery and Sony W810 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-45 comes with external measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Sony W810 has sizing of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

See the Olympus FE-45 vs Sony W810 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are working with during that time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the FE-45 against the W810.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-45 and W810 is 95 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the difference in sensor dimensions merely by going through technical specs. The picture here will give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-45 and W810.

As you have seen, each of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different resolution. You should expect to see the Sony W810 to produce extra detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FE-45 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.