Olympus FE-47 vs Sony H70

differences

Advantages of the Olympus FE-47

Better macro capability

3 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens

Slightly smaller

98x61x27 mm

101x57x28 mm

Almost the same

Slightly thinner

1.1"

Around 10% thinner

Faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1600s

20% faster max shutter speed

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the Olympus FE-47

Advantages of the Sony H70

Much better wide angle

25 mm

36 mm

More than 30% better wide angle

Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

More zoom

10.8x

More than 4.5x more zoom

Higher resolution movies

720p @ 30fps

480p

Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video

Can create panoramas in-camera

Yes

Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The H70's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Significantly longer exposures

30s

7.5x longer exposures

Slightly lighter

194 g

204 g

Almost the same

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the Sony H70

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Olympus FE-47

41	vs	53
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Sony Cybershot H70

Snapsort recommends the Sony Cybershot DSC-H70. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a travel zoom.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

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

Heavy

FE-47:	204 g
H70:	194 g

	Quite thick
	1.1"

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Poor movies

FE-47:	480p
H70:	720p @ 30fps

	Very narrow widest aperture size
	f/3.5

competitors

No significant shared competitors found.

Nikon Coolpix L22

Compact

Image stabilization

Wider aperture

Worse wide angle

Worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix L22 vs the FE-47

Samsung ES75

Digicam

Much better wide angle

Image stabilization

No built-in flash

Compare the ES75 vs the FE-47

Samsung ST65

Compact

$104

Much better wide angle

Image stabilization

Narrower aperture

Compare the ST65 vs the FE-47

Casio Exilim EX-H30

Travel zoom

$185 - $249

Much better wide angle

Supports 24p

Worse macro capability

Slightly larger

Compare the Exilim EX-H30 vs the FE-47

Olympus VG-150

Ultra compact

$97

Much better wide angle

Significantly smaller

Worse macro capability

Compare the VG-150 vs the FE-47

Sony Cybershot WX7

Compact

$241

Significantly wider aperture

Much higher resolution screen

Less zoom

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Compare the Cybershot WX7 vs the Cybershot H70

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Wider aperture

Smaller

Significantly smaller screen

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Compare the Coolpix S6200 vs the Cybershot H70

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Travel zoom

$248

Significantly more zoom

Higher resolution screen

Larger

Thicker

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-H90 vs the Cybershot H70

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$138 - $179

Significantly better macro capability

Slightly more zoom

Much larger

Significantly worse wide angle

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the Cybershot H70

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Significantly wider aperture

Higher resolution movies

Significantly smaller screen

Less zoom

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Cybershot H70

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Olympus
FE-47
vs
Sony Cybershot
H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Reasons to buy the Sony Cybershot H70

Olympus FE-47

Reasons to buy the Olympus FE-47

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Olympus FE-47

Advantages of the Sony H70

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus FE-47 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L22

Samsung ES75

Samsung ST65

Casio Exilim EX-H30

Olympus VG-150

Sony Cybershot DSC-H70 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot WX7

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

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Sony Cybershot H70

Reasons to buy the Sony Cybershot H70

Olympus FE-47

Reasons to buy the Olympus FE-47

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Olympus FE-47

Advantages of the Sony H70

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus FE-47 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L22

Samsung ES75

Samsung ST65

Casio Exilim EX-H30

Olympus VG-150

Sony Cybershot DSC-H70 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot WX7

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

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Olympus
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H70