Olympus FE-47 vs Sony A99

Here, we will be contrasting the Olympus FE-47 vs Sony A99, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the FE-47 (14MP) and A99 (24MP) and the FE-47 (1/2.3") and A99 (Full frame) posses different sensor sizing.

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The FE-47 was brought out 3 years earlier than the A99 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-47 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a short summary of how the FE-47 matches up against the A99 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-47 & Sony SLT-A99. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus FE-47 Gallery & Sony A99 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus FE-47 has got outside dimensions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs) while the Sony A99 has specifications of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the FE-47 vs the A99.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-47 and A99 is 93 and 57 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to picture the difference in sensor sizing merely by checking out specs. The photograph below may give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-47 and A99.

All in all, the 2 cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The FE-47 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting bokeh more difficult and the Sony A99 will produce greater detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older FE-47 will be behind in sensor technology.