Olympus FE-47

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Reasons to buy the Olympus FE-47

Size
Really small
Compact 98x61x27 mm
Thickness
Thin
1.1"
Weight
Light-weight
204 g
Nikon Coolpix L20

39

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix L20

Size
Really small
Compact 61x97x29 mm
Thickness
Thin
1.1"
Weight
Light-weight
135 g

differences

Advantages of the Nikon L20

Aperture Wider aperture f/3.1 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the L20's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Weight Significantly lighter 135 g vs 204 g
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More than 30% lighter
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Advantages of the Olympus FE-47

Wide angle Better wide angle 36 mm vs 38 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Macro focus Better macro capability 3 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens
Size Slightly smaller 98x61x27 mm vs 61x97x29 mm
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Around 10% smaller
Zoom Slightly more zoom 5x vs 3.6x
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Around 2x more zoom
Thickness Thinner 1.1" vs 1.1"
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Around 10% thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
L20:38 mm
FE-47:36 mm
Thickness Quite thick Help
1.1"
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Movie format Standard resolution video Help
L20:480p @ 30fps
FE-47:480p
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L22

Nikon Coolpix L22

Compact

$136

Image stabilization Has image stabilization
Weight Is significantly heavier
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$102 - $189

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$300

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Nikon Coolpix L24

Nikon Coolpix L24

Compact

$78 - $80

Image stabilization Has image stabilization
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Weight Is significantly heavier
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing

Nikon Coolpix L20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$139 - $200

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Super zoom

$202 - $225

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Nikon Coolpix S220

Nikon Coolpix S220

Ultra compact

$327

Size Significantly smaller
Wide angle Better wide angle
Screen size Much smaller screen
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Fujifilm FinePix S3300

Fujifilm FinePix S3300

Super zoom

$283

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$339 - $350

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker

Olympus FE-47 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$79 - $142

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Zoom Slightly less zoom
Fastest shutter speed Slower max shutter speed
Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$170 - $201

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Size Slightly larger
Olympus VG-120

Olympus VG120

Compact

$117

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5

Digicam

$88

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Fujifilm FinePix AV200

Fujifilm FinePix AV200

Compact

$88 - $92

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Zoom Slightly less zoom

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