Olympus FE-47 vs Sony A35
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Olympus FE-47 vs Sony A35 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 2.7" Fixed Screen
- ISO 100 - 1600
- 640 x 480 video
- 36-180mm (F3.5-5.6) lens
- 204g - 98 x 61 x 27mm
- Introduced January 2010
(Full Review)
Photography Glossary Olympus FE-47 vs Sony A35 Overview
Lets look much closer at the Olympus FE-47 versus Sony A35, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the FE-47 (14MP) and the A35 (16MP) is relatively well matched but the FE-47 (1/2.3") and A35 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor sizes.
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Before we go through a in-depth comparison, below is a quick summation of how the FE-47 matches up against the A35 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.
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Reasons to pick Olympus FE-47 over the Sony A35
| FE-47 | A35 |
|---|
Reasons to pick Sony A35 over the Olympus FE-47
| A35 | FE-47 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Announced | September 2011 |  | January 2010 | More recent by 20 months |
| Manually focus |  | Dial exact focus | ||
| Screen sizing | 3" |  | 2.7" | Bigger screen (+0.3") |
| Screen resolution | 921k |  | 230k | Sharper screen (+691k dot) |
Common features in the Olympus FE-47 and Sony A35
| FE-47 | A35 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen type | Fixed |  | Fixed | Fixed screen |
| Selfie screen |  | Neither provides selfie screen | ||
| Touch friendly screen |  | Neither provides Touch friendly screen |
Olympus FE-47 vs Sony A35 Physical Comparison
In case you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-47 provides outside 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 A35 has dimensions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") having a weight of 415 grams (0.91 lbs).
Look at the Olympus FE-47 versus Sony A35 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.
Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at the time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the FE-47 vs the A35.
Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-47 and A35 is 93 and 69 respectively.
Olympus FE-47 vs Sony A35 Sensor Comparison
In many cases, it can be difficult to visualise the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic here should offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-47 and A35.
Clearly, both of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FE-47 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A35 will give you extra detail with its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older FE-47 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.
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Olympus FE-47 vs Sony A35 Specifications
| Olympus FE-47 | Sony SLT-A35 | |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Make | Olympus | Sony |
| Model | Olympus FE-47 | Sony SLT-A35 |
| Category | Small Sensor Compact | Entry-Level DSLR |
| Introduced | 2010-01-07 | 2011-09-20 |
| Body design | Compact | Compact SLR |
| Sensor Information | ||
| Processor | TruePic III | Bionz |
| Sensor type | CCD | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.3" | APS-C |
| Sensor measurements | 6.08 x 4.56mm | 23.5 x 15.6mm |
| Sensor surface area | 27.7mm² | 366.6mm² |
| Sensor resolution | 14MP | 16MP |
| Anti aliasing filter | ||
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 and 16:9 | 3:2 and 16:9 |
| Maximum resolution | 4288 x 3216 | 4912 x 3264 |
| Maximum native ISO | 1600 | 25600 |
| Min native ISO | 100 | 100 |
| RAW support | ||
| Autofocusing | ||
| Focus manually | ||
| Touch to focus | ||
| Autofocus continuous | ||
| Autofocus single | ||
| Autofocus tracking | ||
| Selective autofocus | ||
| Autofocus center weighted | ||
| Multi area autofocus | ||
| Autofocus live view | ||
| Face detection autofocus | ||
| Contract detection autofocus | ||
| Phase detection autofocus | ||
| Number of focus points | - | 15 |
| Cross focus points | - | 3 |
| Lens | ||
| Lens mounting type | fixed lens | Sony/Minolta Alpha |
| Lens focal range | 36-180mm (5.0x) | - |
| Maximum aperture | f/3.5-5.6 | - |
| Macro focus range | 3cm | - |
| Available lenses | - | 143 |
| Focal length multiplier | 5.9 | 1.5 |
| Screen | ||
| Screen type | Fixed Type | Fixed Type |
| Screen size | 2.7" | 3" |
| Screen resolution | 230k dot | 921k dot |
| Selfie friendly | ||
| Liveview | ||
| Touch screen | ||
| Viewfinder Information | ||
| Viewfinder type | None | Electronic |
| Viewfinder resolution | - | 1,150k dot |
| Viewfinder coverage | - | 100 percent |
| Viewfinder magnification | - | 0.73x |
| Features | ||
| Lowest shutter speed | 4 secs | 30 secs |
| Highest shutter speed | 1/2000 secs | 1/4000 secs |
| Continuous shooting speed | - | 6.0fps |
| Shutter priority | ||
| Aperture priority | ||
| Manually set exposure | ||
| Exposure compensation | - | Yes |
| Custom white balance | ||
| Image stabilization | ||
| Inbuilt flash | ||
| Flash range | 3.80 m | 12.00 m |
| Flash options | Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, High Speed Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in, Wireless |
| External flash | ||
| AE bracketing | ||
| White balance bracketing | ||
| Highest flash sync | - | 1/160 secs |
| Exposure | ||
| Multisegment | ||
| Average | ||
| Spot | ||
| Partial | ||
| AF area | ||
| Center weighted | ||
| Video features | ||
| Video resolutions | 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) | 1920 x 1080 (60, 29.97 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 640 x 424 (29.97 fps) |
| Maximum video resolution | 640x480 | 1920x1080 |
| Video data format | Motion JPEG | MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 |
| Microphone jack | ||
| Headphone jack | ||
| Connectivity | ||
| Wireless | None | None |
| Bluetooth | ||
| NFC | ||
| HDMI | ||
| USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
| GPS | None | None |
| Physical | ||
| Environmental seal | ||
| Water proof | ||
| Dust proof | ||
| Shock proof | ||
| Crush proof | ||
| Freeze proof | ||
| Weight | 204g (0.45 lbs) | 415g (0.91 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 98 x 61 x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") | 124 x 92 x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") |
| DXO scores | ||
| DXO All around score | not tested | 74 |
| DXO Color Depth score | not tested | 23.3 |
| DXO Dynamic range score | not tested | 12.7 |
| DXO Low light score | not tested | 763 |
| Other | ||
| Battery life | - | 440 shots |
| Type of battery | - | Battery Pack |
| Battery model | 2 x AA | NP-FW50 |
| Self timer | Yes (2 or 12 seconds) | Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec 3 or 5 images) |
| Time lapse recording | ||
| Type of storage | SD/SDHC, Internal | SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo |
| Storage slots | One | One |
| Launch cost | $0 | $598 |