Olympus FE-47 vs Sony HX200V

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus FE-47 vs Sony HX200V, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the FE-47 (14MP) and HX200V (18MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FE-47 was manufactured 3 years earlier than the HX200V which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-47 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX200V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving into a complete comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the FE-47 matches up versus the HX200V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-47 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V. The entire galleries are available at Olympus FE-47 Gallery & Sony HX200V Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera frequently, you should take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-47 comes with outside dimensions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Sony HX200V has dimensions of 122mm x 87mm x 93mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 3.7") along with a weight of 583 grams (1.29 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at that moment. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the FE-47 vs the HX200V.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-47 and HX200V is 93 and 66 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions simply by going over specifications. The image underneath may provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-47 and HX200V.

Plainly, both the cameras come with the identical sensor size but different MP. You can expect to see the Sony HX200V to deliver extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more aged FE-47 is going to be behind in sensor tech.