Olympus FE-47 vs Sony W810

Following is a in-depth comparison of the Olympus FE-47 vs Sony W810, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the FE-47 (14MP) and W810 (20MP) but they feature the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The FE-47 was introduced 5 years before the W810 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-47 being a Compact camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the FE-47 grades versus the W810 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-47 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The whole galleries are available at Olympus FE-47 Gallery and Sony W810 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera often, you have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-47 comes with outer 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 W810 has measurements of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the FE-47 against the W810.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-47 and W810 is 93 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to see the gap in sensor sizes purely by looking through a spec sheet. The picture underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-47 and W810.

As you can see, the 2 cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You should expect to see the Sony W810 to render extra detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FE-47 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.