Olympus E-5 vs Olympus FE-4030

Below, we will be reviewing the Olympus E-5 vs Olympus FE-4030, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are produced by Olympus. The sensor resolution of the E-5 (12MP) and the FE-4030 (14MP) is pretty comparable but the E-5 (Four Thirds) and FE-4030 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-5 was brought out 14 months later than the FE-4030 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus FE-4030 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the E-5 matches up versus the FE-4030 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-5 & Olympus FE-4030. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-5 Gallery & Olympus FE-4030 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you should factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-5 features physical dimensions of 143mm x 117mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") along with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) whilst the Olympus FE-4030 has dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the E-5 against the FE-4030.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-5 and FE-4030 is 58 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to visualise the difference in sensor measurements just by seeing specifications. The graphic here might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-5 and FE-4030.

To sum up, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-5 due to its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus FE-4030 will produce greater detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more modern E-5 will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.