Olympus FE-340 vs Pentax W90

differences

Advantages of the Olympus FE-340

Smaller

97x58x23 mm

108x59x25 mm

Around 20% smaller

Has boost ISO

3,200 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

Thinner

0.9"

Around 10% thinner

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1500s

More than 20% faster max shutter speed

Slightly lighter

156 g

164 g

Almost the same

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the Olympus FE-340

Advantages of the Pentax W90

Much better wide angle

28 mm

36 mm

More than 20% better wide angle

Much higher true resolution

9.8 MP

8 MP

Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos

Much larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

1/2.7" 5.7x4.3mm

Around 20% larger sensor

Higher resolution movies

720p @ 30fps

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video

Better maximum light sensitivity

6,400 ISO

1,600 ISO

The W90's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better

Better macro capability

1 cm

3 cm

Focus on subjects 3x closer to the lens

Waterproof

Yes

Great for vacations and holidays at the beach, or around the pool

Slightly longer exposures

4x longer exposures

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the Pentax W90

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Olympus FE-340

41	vs	52
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Pentax Optio W90

Snapsort recommends the Pentax Optio W90. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a waterproof.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Good macro capabilities

FE-340:	3 cm
W90:	1 cm

Short max exposure time

FE-340:	1s
W90:	4s

	No image stabilization
	Risk of blur

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Very small screens
	2.7"

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Poor movies

FE-340:	480p @ 30fps
W90:	720p @ 30fps

Poor wide angle

FE-340:	36 mm
W90:	28 mm

	Very narrow widest aperture size
	f/3.5

	Poor zoom
	5x

competitors

No significant shared competitors found.

Canon PowerShot A530

Compact

Significantly wider aperture

Has a viewfinder

Much smaller screen

Much lower true resolution

Compare the PowerShot A530 vs the FE-340

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Much better wide angle

Much higher true resolution

Much worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the FE-340

Olympus E-420

Entry-level DSLR

Much larger sensor

Much higher true resolution

Much larger

Much heavier

Compare the E-420 vs the FE-340

Olympus FE-5040

Compact

$111 - $118

Much better wide angle

Significantly wider aperture

Compare the FE-5040 vs the FE-340

Olympus FE-360

Compact

Wider aperture

Smaller

Smaller screen

Worse macro capability

Compare the FE-360 vs the FE-340

Pentax Optio WG-1

Waterproof

$244 - $264

Image stabilization

Has boost ISO

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Larger

Compare the Optio WG-1 vs the Optio W90

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2

Waterproof

Image stabilization

Wider aperture

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Significantly worse macro capability

Compare the Lumix DMC-TS2 vs the Optio W90

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$280

Image stabilization

Higher resolution movies

Narrower aperture

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Compare the Coolpix AW100 vs the Optio W90

Olympus Stylus Tough 6020

Waterproof

$179

Image stabilization

Smaller

Narrower aperture

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Compare the Stylus Tough 6020 vs the Optio W90

Pentax Optio W80

Waterproof

Smaller

Slightly lighter

Smaller screen

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the Optio W80 vs the Optio W90

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Olympus
FE-340
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Pentax Optio
W90

Pentax Optio W90

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio W90

Olympus FE-340

Reasons to buy the Olympus FE-340

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Olympus FE-340

Advantages of the Pentax W90

recommendations

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advice

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

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Advantages

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Olympus FE-340 Competitors

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Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A530

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Olympus E-420

Olympus FE-5040

Olympus FE-360

Pentax Optio W90 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Pentax Optio WG-1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Olympus Stylus Tough 6020

Pentax Optio W80

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Pentax Optio W90

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio W90

Olympus FE-340

Reasons to buy the Olympus FE-340

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

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Advantages of the Pentax W90

recommendations

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advice

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competitors

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Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus FE-340 Competitors

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Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A530

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Olympus E-420

Olympus FE-5040

Olympus FE-360

Pentax Optio W90 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Pentax Optio WG-1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Olympus Stylus Tough 6020

Pentax Optio W80

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Olympus
FE-340
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Pentax Optio
W90