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Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony H70

Portability
97
Imaging
34
Features
20
Overall
28
Olympus FE-3010 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70 front
Portability
93
Imaging
39
Features
31
Overall
35

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony H70 Key Specs

Olympus FE-3010
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Digital Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 36-108mm (F3.1-5.9) lens
  • 108g - 93 x 56 x 18mm
  • Announced January 2009
Sony H70
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 194g - 102 x 58 x 29mm
  • Announced January 2011
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Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony H70 Overview

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus FE-3010 versus Sony H70, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the FE-3010 (12MP) and H70 (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

Photography Glossary

The FE-3010 was launched 24 months before the H70 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony H70 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the FE-3010 matches up versus the H70 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus FE-3010 over the Sony H70

 FE-3010 H70 

Reasons to pick Sony H70 over the Olympus FE-3010

 H70 FE-3010 
AnnouncedJanuary 2011January 2009Newer by 24 months
Display dimension3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")

Common features in the Olympus FE-3010 and Sony H70

 FE-3010 H70 
Manually focus Lack of manual focus
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display resolution230k230kIdentical display resolution
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen
Touch friendly display Neither features Touch friendly display

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony H70 Physical Comparison

If you are intending to travel with your camera often, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-3010 enjoys outer 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 H70 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus FE-3010 versus Sony H70 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using during that time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the FE-3010 and the H70.

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony H70 size comparison

Using size and weight, the portability score of the FE-3010 and H70 is 97 and 93 respectively.

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony H70 top view buttons comparison

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony H70 Sensor Comparison

Often, its difficult to see the difference in sensor dimensions only by researching a spec sheet. The picture here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-3010 and H70.

Clearly, each of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You can expect to see the Sony H70 to result in extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop pics much more aggressively. The more aged FE-3010 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony H70 sensor size comparison

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony H70 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony H70 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus FE-3010 Portrait photography advice
Sony H70 Portrait photography advice
26
supports face detect focusing
manual focus not available
lack of manual mode
cannot use external flash
megapixel count low (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
30
MP count good (16 megapixels)
manual focus not available
no manual control
cannot use external flash
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus FE-3010 Street photography highlights
Sony H70 Street photography highlights
63
image stabilization (Digital)
environment proof
fixed screen
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
57
built in image stabilization (Optical)
no moving screen
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Olympus FE-3010 Sports photography information
Sony H70 Sports photography information
33
image stabilization (Digital)
environment proof
no shutter priority mode
megapixel count low (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
36
built in image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (16MP)
max frames per second low (1.0 frames per second)
lack of shutter priority mode
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus FE-3010 Travel photography details
Sony H70 Travel photography details
57
environment proof
has built in flash
missing Timelapse recording
megapixel count low (12MP)
doesn't have a selfie friendly display
wide angle not the best (36mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.1)
67
MP count good (16MP)
has built in flash
relatively wide (25mm)
great zoom (250mm)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
display isn't selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus FE-3010 Landscape photography highlights
Sony H70 Landscape photography highlights
31
image stabilization (Digital)
environment proof
manual focus not available
can't switch lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not the best (36mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.1)
screen is somewhat small (2.7 inch)
lack of manual mode
megapixel count low (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
missing Timelapse recording
43
relatively wide (25mm)
screen size is good (3")
built in image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (16 megapixels)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
no manual control
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
doesn't have Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus FE-3010 Vlogging info
Sony H70 Vlogging info
28
image stabilization (Digital)
supports face detect focusing
wide angle not the best (36mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.1)
doesn't have a selfie friendly display
video quality not great (640 x 480 pxls)
missing microphone support
29
relatively wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
display isn't selfie friendly
low quality video (1280 x 720 resolution)
doesn't have external microphone support
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Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony H70 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus FE-3010 and Sony H70
 Olympus FE-3010Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70
General Information
Make Olympus Sony
Model Olympus FE-3010 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70
Class Ultracompact Small Sensor Compact
Announced 2009-01-07 2011-01-06
Physical type Ultracompact Compact
Sensor Information
Chip - BIONZ
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.08 x 4.56mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 27.7mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2 4:3 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 3968 x 2976 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 1600 3200
Lowest native ISO 64 80
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch to focus
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Number of focus points - 9
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 36-108mm (3.0x) 25-250mm (10.0x)
Highest aperture f/3.1-5.9 f/3.5-5.5
Macro focus distance 5cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.9 5.8
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display sizing 2.7 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 230 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Display tech - Clear Photo LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Min shutter speed 4 seconds 30 seconds
Max shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shutter rate - 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 4.00 m 3.60 m
Flash settings Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Off, On Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 640x480 1280x720
Video format Motion JPEG MPEG-4
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 108g (0.24 lb) 194g (0.43 lb)
Dimensions 93 x 56 x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") 102 x 58 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery model - NP-BG1
Self timer Yes (12 seconds) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse feature
Storage type xD-Picture Card, microSD, internal SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Card slots Single Single
Retail price $140 $199