Olympus FE-25 vs Olympus FE-5010

Lets examine more closely at the Olympus FE-25 versus Olympus FE-5010, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are offered by Olympus. The resolution of the FE-25 (10MP) and the FE-5010 (12MP) is very similar and they possess the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FE-25 was introduced very close to the FE-5010 and they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Olympus FE-5010 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a full comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the FE-25 matches up against the FE-5010 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-25 & Olympus FE-5010. The whole galleries are available at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Olympus FE-5010 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus FE-25 provides external measurements of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Olympus FE-5010 has specifications of 96mm x 57mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the FE-25 versus the FE-5010.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the FE-25 and FE-5010 is 98 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizing simply by reading a spec sheet. The photograph below will give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-25 and FE-5010.

Clearly, both cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You can expect to see the Olympus FE-5010 to offer you more detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively.