Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony A580

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus FE-3010 versus Sony A580, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the FE-3010 (12MP) and A580 (16MP) and the FE-3010 (1/2.3") and A580 (APS-C) feature different sensor sizing.

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The FE-3010 was manufactured 3 years before the A580 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving in to a full comparison, below is a brief summation of how the FE-3010 grades versus the A580 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-3010 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A580. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus FE-3010 Gallery & Sony A580 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus FE-3010 has exterior dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 108 grams (0.24 lbs) whilst the Sony A580 has specifications of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") with a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the FE-3010 versus the A580.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-3010 and A580 is 97 and 64 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements purely by seeing specifications. The photograph here might offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-3010 and A580.

To sum up, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FE-3010 due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A580 will show extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older FE-3010 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.