Olympus FE-3010 vs Pentax W60

Here is a extensive review of the Olympus FE-3010 vs Pentax W60, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Pentax. The resolution of the FE-3010 (12MP) and the W60 (10MP) is fairly comparable and both cameras posses the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FE-3010 was announced 5 months earlier than the W60 so they are both of a similar age. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax W60 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a short highlight of how the FE-3010 grades versus the W60 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-3010 & Pentax Optio W60. The whole galleries are available at Olympus FE-3010 Gallery & Pentax W60 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera often, you should consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-3010 comes with external dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 108 grams (0.24 lbs) and the Pentax W60 has measurements of 98mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached during that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the FE-3010 compared to the W60.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-3010 and W60 is 97 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizing purely by going through technical specs. The graphic below should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-3010 and W60.

As you can tell, both the cameras have the same sensor dimensions but different MP. You can anticipate the Olympus FE-3010 to produce extra detail with its extra 2MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively.