Olympus FE-47 vs Sony RX100 V

Below, we are looking at the Olympus FE-47 vs Sony RX100 V, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the image resolutions of the FE-47 (14MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the FE-47 (1/2.3") and RX100 V (1") feature different sensor measurements.

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The FE-47 was announced 7 years earlier than the RX100 V and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-47 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going through a in depth comparison, below is a brief overview of how the FE-47 scores vs the RX100 V when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-47 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The whole galleries are available at Olympus FE-47 Gallery and Sony RX100 V Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-47 has got outer dimensions 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 RX100 V has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus FE-47 vs Sony RX100 V in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are employing at the time. Below is the front view size comparison of the FE-47 against the RX100 V.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the FE-47 and RX100 V is 93 and 89 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to imagine the difference in sensor measurements simply by going through technical specs. The graphic below may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-47 and RX100 V.

As you can tell, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FE-47 having a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony RX100 V will show greater detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-47 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.