Olympus FE-47 vs Sony W550

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus FE-47 and Sony W550, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the FE-47 (14MP) and the W550 (14MP) is relatively close and both cameras have the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FE-47 was announced 18 months earlier than the W550 which makes them a generation away from each other. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-47 being a Compact camera and the Sony W550 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the FE-47 matches up vs the W550 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-47 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550. The whole galleries are available at Olympus FE-47 Gallery and Sony W550 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus FE-47 enjoys physical dimensions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs) while the Sony W550 has specifications of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus FE-47 and Sony W550 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the FE-47 against the W550.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-47 and W550 is 93 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to picture the difference in sensor sizes simply by looking through a spec sheet. The image here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-47 and W550.

Clearly, both of those cameras come with the identical sensor size and the exact same MP so you should expect comparable quality of images but you would want to factor the production date of the cameras into account. The more aged FE-47 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.