Olympus FE-47 vs Sony RX100 III

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus FE-47 versus Sony RX100 III, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the FE-47 (14MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the FE-47 (1/2.3") and RX100 III (1") use totally different sensor sizing.

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The FE-47 was unveiled 5 years before the RX100 III which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-47 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple summary of how the FE-47 matches up versus the RX100 III in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-47 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The full galleries are provided at Olympus FE-47 Gallery and Sony RX100 III Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-47 has got physical measurements of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Sony RX100 III has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

Look at the Olympus FE-47 versus Sony RX100 III in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the FE-47 and the RX100 III.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-47 and RX100 III is 93 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to see the gap between sensor sizes only by reading specs. The picture here should offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-47 and RX100 III.

As you can plainly see, both cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The FE-47 with its tinier sensor will make getting bokeh more difficult and the Sony RX100 III will offer greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged FE-47 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.