Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony WX50

Here is a comprehensive analysis of the Olympus FE-3010 and Sony WX50, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the FE-3010 (12MP) and WX50 (16MP) but they possess the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FE-3010 was introduced 4 years before the WX50 and that is a fairly serious gap 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 WX50 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the FE-3010 matches up against the WX50 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-3010 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus FE-3010 Gallery and Sony WX50 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-3010 features outside measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 108 grams (0.24 lbs) and the Sony WX50 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have at that time. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the FE-3010 and the WX50.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-3010 and WX50 is 97 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizing merely by seeing specs. The photograph here should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-3010 and WX50.

All in all, both cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different MP. You should expect to see the Sony WX50 to show more detail using its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics much more aggressively. The older FE-3010 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.