Olympus FE-47 vs Sony A77

Below, we will be analyzing the Olympus FE-47 and Sony A77, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the FE-47 (14MP) and A77 (24MP) and the FE-47 (1/2.3") and A77 (APS-C) use different sensor measurements.

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The FE-47 was announced 21 months prior to the A77 which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-47 being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a short view of how the FE-47 scores versus the A77 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-47 & Sony SLT-A77. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-47 Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-47 has outer dimensions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Sony A77 has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at that moment. Following is the front view scale comparison of the FE-47 against the A77.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-47 and A77 is 93 and 59 respectively.

Often, it is difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizes simply by looking at a spec sheet. The pic below may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-47 and A77.

As you can see, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The FE-47 with its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A77 will give extra detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FE-47 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.