Olympus FE-47 vs Sony A68

Below is a detailed analysis of the Olympus FE-47 vs Sony A68, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the FE-47 (14MP) and A68 (24MP) and the FE-47 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) posses different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-47 was brought out 6 years before the A68 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-47 being a Compact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a brief summary of how the FE-47 matches up vs the A68 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-47 and Sony SLT-A68. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus FE-47 Gallery and Sony A68 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-47 enjoys outer measurements of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs) whilst the Sony A68 has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") with a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the FE-47 compared to the A68.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the FE-47 and A68 is 93 and 64 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's hard to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements merely by checking specifications. The visual underneath may give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-47 and A68.

To sum up, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FE-47 because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A68 will give you more detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older FE-47 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.