Olympus FE-47 vs Sony A7c

In this write-up, we are looking at the Olympus FE-47 vs Sony A7c, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the FE-47 (14MP) and A7c (24MP) and the FE-47 (1/2.3") and A7c (Full frame) use totally different sensor measurements.

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The FE-47 was introduced 11 years prior to the A7c and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-47 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7c being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple view of how the FE-47 matches up against the A7c with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-47 & Sony Alpha A7c. The whole galleries are available at Olympus FE-47 Gallery & Sony A7c Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-47 comes with outer measurements of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs) whilst the Sony A7c has sizing of 124mm x 71mm x 60mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 2.4") having a weight of 509 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at that time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the FE-47 and the A7c.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-47 and A7c is 93 and 78 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to visualise the gap between sensor sizing merely by going over specs. The visual below may give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-47 and A7c.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The FE-47 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A7c will offer extra detail using its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively. The older FE-47 is going to be behind in sensor technology.