Olympus FE-47 vs Sony WX500

Lets look a little more in depth at the Olympus FE-47 and Sony WX500, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the FE-47 (14MP) and WX500 (18MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FE-47 was released 6 years earlier than the WX500 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before we go right into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the FE-47 scores versus the WX500 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-47 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-47 Gallery & Sony WX500 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry around your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-47 has got outer measurements of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Sony WX500 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the FE-47 versus the WX500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-47 and WX500 is 93 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to envision the contrast in sensor sizes purely by researching technical specs. The pic underneath might offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-47 and WX500.

As you have seen, both of these cameras feature the identical sensor size but not the same MP. You can anticipate the Sony WX500 to provide you with more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images way more aggressively. The more aged FE-47 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.