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Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony HX5

Portability
97
Imaging
34
Features
20
Overall
28
Olympus FE-3010 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 front
Portability
92
Imaging
33
Features
30
Overall
31

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony HX5 Key Specs

Olympus FE-3010
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Digital Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 36-108mm (F3.1-5.9) lens
  • 108g - 93 x 56 x 18mm
  • Revealed January 2009
Sony HX5
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.4" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 200g - 102 x 58 x 29mm
  • Revealed June 2010
Photography Glossary

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony HX5 Overview

Here, we will be looking at the Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony HX5, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the FE-3010 (12MP) and the HX5 (10MP) is relatively close but the FE-3010 (1/2.3") and HX5 (1/2.4") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-3010 was brought out 17 months earlier than the HX5 which makes them a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony HX5 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a in depth comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the FE-3010 scores vs the HX5 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus FE-3010 over the Sony HX5

 FE-3010 HX5 

Reasons to pick Sony HX5 over the Olympus FE-3010

 HX5 FE-3010 
RevealedJune 2010January 2009More modern by 17 months
Screen size3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")

Common features in the Olympus FE-3010 and Sony HX5

 FE-3010 HX5 
Manual focus No manual focus
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen resolution230k230kSame screen resolution
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither has Touch friendly screen

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony HX5 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera regularly, you'll need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-3010 has outside 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) and the Sony HX5 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view proportions comparison of the FE-3010 against the HX5.

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony HX5 size comparison

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-3010 and HX5 is 97 and 92 respectively.

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony HX5 top view buttons comparison

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony HX5 Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizes merely by viewing specs. The pic underneath will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-3010 and HX5.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The FE-3010 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus FE-3010 will render extra detail having its extra 2MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged FE-3010 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony HX5 sensor size comparison

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony HX5 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony HX5 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus FE-3010 Portrait photography advice
Sony HX5 Portrait photography advice
26
features face detect focusing
focusing manually not possible
manual mode not available
external flash not possible
megapixel count low (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW support
19
focusing manually not possible
external flash not possible
low megapixels (10MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.4")
lacks RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus FE-3010 Street photography factors
Sony HX5 Street photography factors
63
image stabilization (Digital)
weather sealing
screen is fixed
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW support
55
has image stabilization (Optical)
no moving screen
sensor size is small (1/2.4")
lacks RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Olympus FE-3010 Sports photography details
Sony HX5 Sports photography details
33
image stabilization (Digital)
weather sealing
no shutter priority mode
megapixel count low (12MP)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
no phase detect AF
26
has image stabilization (Optical)
no shutter priority mode
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.4")
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus FE-3010 Travel photography highlights
Sony HX5 Travel photography highlights
57
weather sealing
built-in flash
no Time Lapse mode
megapixel count low (12 megapixels)
display isn't selfie friendly
wide angle not great (36mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.1)
60
has built in flash
rather wide (25mm)
very long zoom (250mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
screen isn't selfie friendly
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus FE-3010 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony HX5 as a Landscape photography camera
31
image stabilization (Digital)
weather sealing
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not great (36mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.1)
screen is somewhat small (2.7")
manual mode not available
megapixel count low (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW support
no Time Lapse mode
37
rather wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.4")
lacks RAW format
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus FE-3010
Vlogging with Sony HX5
28
image stabilization (Digital)
features face detect focusing
wide angle not great (36mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.1)
display isn't selfie friendly
low res video (640 x 480 pxls)
no mic port
31
rather wide (25mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
screen isn't selfie friendly
doesn't have external mic port
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Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony HX5 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus FE-3010 and Sony HX5
 Olympus FE-3010Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model Olympus FE-3010 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5
Class Ultracompact Small Sensor Compact
Revealed 2009-01-07 2010-06-16
Body design Ultracompact Compact
Sensor Information
Chip - Bionz
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.4"
Sensor dimensions 6.08 x 4.56mm 6.104 x 4.578mm
Sensor area 27.7mm² 27.9mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 10 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2 4:3 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 3968 x 2976 3456 x 2592
Maximum native ISO 1600 3200
Min native ISO 64 125
RAW files
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Number of focus points - 9
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 36-108mm (3.0x) 25-250mm (10.0x)
Maximum aperture f/3.1-5.9 f/3.5-5.5
Macro focus range 5cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.9 5.9
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 2.7" 3"
Screen resolution 230 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Minimum shutter speed 4s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000s 1/1600s
Continuous shutter speed - 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 4.00 m 3.80 m
Flash settings Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Off, On Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (60, 30fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 640x480 1920x1080
Video data format Motion JPEG AVCHD
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 108 grams (0.24 pounds) 200 grams (0.44 pounds)
Physical 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, portrait1/portrait2)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage xD-Picture Card, microSD, internal Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo/ PRO HG-Duo, optional SD/SDHC, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
Launch pricing $140 $275