Olympus FE-47 vs Olympus E-PL5

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus FE-47 vs Olympus E-PL5, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and they are both created by Olympus. The resolution of the FE-47 (14MP) and the E-PL5 (16MP) is pretty similar but the FE-47 (1/2.3") and E-PL5 (Four Thirds) come with different sensor measurements.

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The FE-47 was manufactured 3 years earlier than the E-PL5 and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-47 being a Compact camera and the Olympus E-PL5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the FE-47 scores against the E-PL5 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-47 and Olympus PEN E-PL5. The entire galleries are available at Olympus FE-47 Gallery and Olympus E-PL5 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-47 has got external measurements of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Olympus E-PL5 has proportions of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") along with a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus FE-47 vs Olympus E-PL5 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the FE-47 and the E-PL5.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the FE-47 and E-PL5 is 93 and 88 respectively.

Often, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizing merely by going over specs. The visual underneath will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-47 and E-PL5.

As you can plainly see, both cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FE-47 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Olympus E-PL5 will deliver extra detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older FE-47 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.