Olympus FE-45 vs Sony WX220

Lets examine more closely at the Olympus FE-45 and Sony WX220, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and WX220 (18MP) but they feature the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FE-45 was announced 6 years prior to the WX220 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a in-depth comparison, below is a concise summary of how the FE-45 scores versus the WX220 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-45 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus FE-45 Gallery and Sony WX220 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry around your camera frequently, you will need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-45 has got 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 WX220 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you select at the time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the FE-45 against the WX220.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-45 and WX220 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to see the difference between sensor sizes purely by checking a spec sheet. The image here will give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-45 and WX220.

As you can see, each of the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same MP. You should expect the Sony WX220 to resolve greater detail with its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged FE-45 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.