Olympus FE-47 vs Olympus E-M1

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Olympus FE-47 versus Olympus E-M1, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless and both of them are built by Olympus. The resolution of the FE-47 (14MP) and the E-M1 (16MP) is relatively comparable but the FE-47 (1/2.3") and E-M1 (Four Thirds) have different sensor size.

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The FE-47 was released 4 years earlier than the E-M1 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-47 being a Compact camera and the Olympus E-M1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a concise summation of how the FE-47 grades versus the E-M1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-47 and Olympus OM-D E-M1. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus FE-47 Gallery and Olympus E-M1 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera regularly, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-47 enjoys outer measurements of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-M1 has proportions of 130mm x 94mm x 63mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.5") accompanied by a weight of 497 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilising during that time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the FE-47 compared to the E-M1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-47 and E-M1 is 93 and 71 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor sizing only by going through specifications. The visual underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-47 and E-M1.

Plainly, each of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FE-47 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF harder and the Olympus E-M1 will show more detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older FE-47 will be behind in sensor technology.