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
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second
Nikon Coolpix L20

39

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix L20

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
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"
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Movie format Standard resolution video Help
L20:480p @ 30fps
FE-47:480p
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Zoom Poor zoom Help
L20:3.6x
FE-47:5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L22

Nikon Coolpix L22

Compact

Image stabilization Has image stabilization
Weight Is significantly heavier
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing

Nikon Coolpix L20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Rebel T3i

Canon Rebel T3i

Entry-level DSLR

$619 - $700 body only

$745 - $1,000 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Sony Cybershot DSC-W510

Sony Cybershot W510

Compact

$108 - $198

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Weight Slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Fujifilm FinePix A100

Fujifilm FinePix A100

Compact

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Size Smaller
Screen size Significantly smaller screen

Olympus FE-47 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung ES75

Samsung ES75

Digicam

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Built-in flash No built-in flash
Samsung ST65

Samsung ST65

Compact

$104

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Narrower aperture
Casio Exilim EX-H30

Casio Exilim EX-H30

Travel zoom

$185 - $249

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Size Slightly larger
Olympus VG-150

Olympus VG-150

Ultra compact

$97

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Size Significantly smaller
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27

Travel zoom

$189

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Fastest shutter speed Slower max shutter speed

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