Olympus FE-47

Olympus FE-47

Olympus FE-47
Announced: 07 Jan 2010
Sensor Resolution: 14Mp
Sensor Type: 1/2.3" CCD
ISO: 100-1600
Weight: 204g
Physical Dimensions: 98 x 61 x 27 mm
Viewfinder: None
Screen Type: 2.7" Fixed
Video Resolutions: 640 x 480
28
Overall Score
1
Image Quality
15
Speed Performance
37
Versatility
89
Comfort
Portrait

11

Portrait
Landscape

8

Landscape
Sport

19

Sport
Street

52

Street
Everyday

52

Everyday
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prospros

  • This camera autofocus is able to follow moving subjects
  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • This is one of the brightest cameras in its category, even at the longest zoom settings - a huge plus in sports and nature photography
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos
  • Olympus FE-47 is one of the smallest cameras in its category. This makes it very easy to handle and suitable for street photography and daily use
  • Olympus FE-47 is one of the lightest cameras in its category. This makes it very well suited for street photography and daily use

conscons

  • Warning - Olympus FE-47 is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Unfortunately, Olympus FE-47 does not support wireless connection
  • The small size of the sensor could lower the quality of the photos

Olympus FE-47 and its rivals

Review compare Olympus FE-47 with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Olympus FE-47 Olympus
FE-47
28 11 8 19 52 52 buy on
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII Sony
Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
65 41 41 74 74 77 buy on

Olympus FE-47: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Olympus FE-47 is a compact camera launched on 07/01/2010.

Technically speaking, the Olympus FE-47 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 28 overall. The Olympus FE-47 weights 204 gr and spans 98 x 61 x 27 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Olympus FE-47 behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Comfort - Score 89, ranks in the category best 48%.

On the contrary, the performance of Olympus FE-47 is below the category average in:

  • Image Quality - Score 1, ranks among the worst 42% of its category.
  • Speed Performance - Score 15, ranks among the worst 29% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 37, ranks among the worst 31% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Good, score 11, ranks in the best 55% of its category. Olympus FE-47 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Landscape - Good, score 8, ranks in the best 71% of its category. Olympus FE-47 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Sport - Suboptimal, score 19, ranks 20% in its category. Olympus FE-47 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Street - Good, score 52, ranks in the best 64% of its category. Olympus FE-47 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Everyday - Good, score 52, ranks in the best 61% of its category. Olympus FE-47 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Olympus FE-47 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 56.87 GBP and 56.87 GBP, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Olympus FE-47 is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.

Olympus FE-47 technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CCD

Sensor Size

1/2.3"

Sensor Dimensions

6.08 x 4.56 mm

Sensor Area

27.72 mm2

Sensor Resolution

14 Mp

Max Image Resolution

4288 x 3216

Max Native ISO

1600

Min Native ISO

100

RAW Support

no

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

fixed lens

Lens Focal Range

36-180mm

Max Aperture

F3.5-5.6

Macro Focus Range

3 cm

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

2.7"

Screen Resolution

230Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

None

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

Viewfinder Magnification

None

Features

Min Shutter Speed

4s

Max Shutter Speed

1/2000s

Continuous Shooting

fps

Shutter Priority

no

Aperture Priority

no

Manual Exposure Mode

no

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

no

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

3.8

Max Flash Sync

-

Flash Modes

Auto
On
Off
Red-eye
Fill-in

External Flash

no

AE Bracketing

no

WB Bracketing

no

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

DxO Color Depth

DxO Dynamic Range

DxO Low Light ISO

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

yes

Average

no

Spot

yes

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

no

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

no

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

yes

AF Selective

no

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

yes

AF Face Detection

no

AF Contrast Detection

yes

AF Phase Detection

no

Number of Focus Points

0

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

640 x 480 (30 fps) 320 x 240 (30 fps)

Max Video Resolution

640x480

Video Formats

Motion JPEG

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

no

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

204g

Physical Dimensions

98 x 61 x 27 mm

Battery Life

Battery Type

Battery Model

2 x AA

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 or 12 seconds)

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

SD SDHC, Internal

Storage Slots

1

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