Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony HX80

In this write-up, we will be evaluating the Olympus FE-3010 versus Sony HX80, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the FE-3010 (12MP) and HX80 (18MP) but they come with the same exact sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FE-3010 was announced 8 years before the HX80 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony HX80 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a more detailed comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the FE-3010 scores vs the HX80 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-3010 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80. The whole galleries are available at Olympus FE-3010 Gallery and Sony HX80 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry your camera often, you're going to have 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) while the Sony HX80 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you select at that moment. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the FE-3010 versus the HX80.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-3010 and HX80 is 97 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to visualise the difference between sensor sizing simply by looking at specifications. The photograph below will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-3010 and HX80.

Plainly, both of these cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same MP. You should count on the Sony HX80 to give you greater detail with its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older FE-3010 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.