Olympus FE-3010 vs Panasonic G5

Here, we will be looking at the Olympus FE-3010 versus Panasonic G5, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the FE-3010 (12MP) and G5 (16MP) and the FE-3010 (1/2.3") and G5 (Four Thirds) posses different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-3010 was brought out 4 years before the G5 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic G5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief summary of how the FE-3010 grades against the G5 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-3010 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-3010 Gallery & Panasonic G5 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-3010 provides outside dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 108 grams (0.24 lbs) and the Panasonic G5 has sizing of 120mm x 83mm x 71mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 2.8") and a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the FE-3010 and the G5.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-3010 and G5 is 97 and 74 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to visualize the gap in sensor sizing merely by researching a spec sheet. The photograph below will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-3010 and G5.

Clearly, both of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The FE-3010 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more challenging and the Panasonic G5 will render greater detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The older FE-3010 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.