Olympus FE-45 vs Sony WX1

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus FE-45 and Sony WX1, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the FE-45 (10MP) and the WX1 (10MP) is very similar but the FE-45 (1/2.3") and WX1 (1/2.4") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-45 was manufactured 7 months before the WX1 so they are both of a similar generation. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Sony WX1 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going into a in depth comparison, here is a brief overview of how the FE-45 grades against the WX1 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-45 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus FE-45 Gallery and Sony WX1 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-45 offers external measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Sony WX1 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the FE-45 vs the WX1.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-45 and WX1 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to visualise the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading specs. The graphic underneath will give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-45 and WX1.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras come with the identical megapixels but not the same sensor measurements. The FE-45 uses the larger sensor which will make getting shallow DOF simpler. The older FE-45 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.