Olympus FE-45 vs Sony A77 II

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus FE-45 and Sony A77 II, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the FE-45 (1/2.3") and A77 II (APS-C) provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The FE-45 was launched 6 years before the A77 II and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving right into a complete comparison, here is a quick summary of how the FE-45 scores against the A77 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-45 and Sony SLT-A77 II. The complete galleries are available at Olympus FE-45 Gallery and Sony A77 II Gallery.

If you're planning to carry your camera frequently, you will want to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-45 has outer dimensions 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 A77 II has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") with a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the FE-45 vs the A77 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-45 and A77 II is 95 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to see the difference in sensor sizing purely by seeing specifications. The graphic underneath might give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-45 and A77 II.

Plainly, the two cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The FE-45 featuring a smaller sensor will make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A77 II will produce extra detail utilizing its extra 14MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older FE-45 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.