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Olympus FE-47 vs Sony RX10

Portability
93
Imaging
36
Features
17
Overall
28
Olympus FE-47 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 front
Portability
58
Imaging
51
Features
76
Overall
61

Olympus FE-47 vs Sony RX10 Key Specs

Olympus FE-47
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 36-180mm (F3.5-5.6) lens
  • 204g - 98 x 61 x 27mm
  • Introduced January 2010
Sony RX10
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Push to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Launched March 2014
  • New Model is Sony RX10 II
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Olympus FE-47 vs Sony RX10 Overview

Following is a in-depth review of the Olympus FE-47 versus Sony RX10, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the FE-47 (14MP) and RX10 (20MP) and the FE-47 (1/2.3") and RX10 (1") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The FE-47 was brought out 5 years prior to the RX10 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-47 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a short overview of how the FE-47 scores against the RX10 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus FE-47 over the Sony RX10

 FE-47 RX10 

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 over the Olympus FE-47

 RX10 FE-47 
LaunchedMarch 2014January 2010More modern by 51 months
Manually focus More precise focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen dimension3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1290k230kCrisper screen (+1060k dot)

Common features in the Olympus FE-47 and Sony RX10

 FE-47 RX10 
Selfie screen Neither comes with selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Lacking Touch friendly screen

Olympus FE-47 vs Sony RX10 Physical Comparison

For those who are going to carry around your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-47 comes with outside measurements of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs) while the Sony RX10 has dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") and a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus FE-47 versus Sony RX10 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at that time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the FE-47 vs the RX10.

Olympus FE-47 vs Sony RX10 size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-47 and RX10 is 93 and 58 respectively.

Olympus FE-47 vs Sony RX10 top view buttons comparison

Olympus FE-47 vs Sony RX10 Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, it can be hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizes only by reading through a spec sheet. The pic underneath will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-47 and RX10.

Clearly, both of those cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The FE-47 featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony RX10 will resolve greater detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged FE-47 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.

Olympus FE-47 vs Sony RX10 sensor size comparison

Olympus FE-47 vs Sony RX10 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus FE-47 vs Sony RX10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus FE-47 Portrait photography information
Sony RX10 Portrait photography information
28
MP count good (14 megapixels)
focusing manually not possible
lack of manual exposure
cannot use external flash
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
70
has manual focus
decent MP (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
features face detection focus
saves RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus FE-47 as a Street photography camera
Sony RX10 as a Street photography camera
47
screen does not articulate
lack of image stabilization
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
72
tilting screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is nice (1")
saves RAW files
environment sealing
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Sports Comparison

Olympus FE-47 as a Sports photography camera
Sony RX10 as a Sports photography camera
34
MP count good (14MP)
provides tracking autofocus
no shutter priority
lack of image stabilization
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
no phase detect autofocus
67
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (1")
environment sealing
good battery (420 shots)
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Olympus FE-47
Travel photography with Sony RX10
57
MP count good (14 megapixels)
built-in flash
missing Timelapse recording
does not contain selfie friendly display
wide angle not the best (36mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
58
good battery (420 shots)
environment sealing
decent MP (20MP)
built-in flash
reasonably wide (24mm)
doesn't have Timelapse function
screen isn't selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus FE-47
Landscape photography with Sony RX10
28
MP count good (14MP)
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not the best (36mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
screen is small (2.7 inch)
lack of manual exposure
lack of image stabilization
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
missing Timelapse recording
63
has manual focus
reasonably wide (24mm)
decent sized screen (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
saves RAW files
environment sealing
good battery (420 CIPA)
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
doesn't have Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus FE-47 as a Vlogging camera
Sony RX10 as a Vlogging camera
22
wide angle not the best (36mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
does not contain selfie friendly display
lack of image stabilization
video res low (640 x 480 resolution)
missing external microphone jack
30
reasonably wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
features face detection focus
great video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
comes with external microphone port
slow max aperture (f2.8)
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Olympus FE-47 vs Sony RX10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus FE-47 and Sony RX10
 Olympus FE-47Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10
General Information
Make Olympus Sony
Model Olympus FE-47 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10
Type Small Sensor Compact Large Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2010-01-07 2014-03-20
Body design Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic III Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor measurements 6.08 x 4.56mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor area 27.7mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 14MP 20MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4288 x 3216 5472 x 3648
Maximum native ISO 1600 12800
Maximum boosted ISO - 25600
Minimum native ISO 100 125
RAW support
Minimum boosted ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points - 25
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 36-180mm (5.0x) 24-200mm (8.3x)
Largest aperture f/3.5-5.6 f/2.8
Macro focus range 3cm -
Focal length multiplier 5.9 2.7
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen sizing 2.7 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 230k dot 1,290k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Screen tech - WhiteMagic
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,440k dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 4s 30s
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000s 1/3200s
Continuous shooting speed - 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 3.80 m 10.20 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Maximum video resolution 640x480 1920x1080
Video format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 204g (0.45 lb) 813g (1.79 lb)
Dimensions 98 x 61 x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 69
DXO Color Depth score not tested 22.9
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.6
DXO Low light score not tested 474
Other
Battery life - 420 photos
Battery form - Battery Pack
Battery model 2 x AA NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 seconds) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse feature
Storage media SD/SDHC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots One One
Launch cost $0 $698