Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony WX500

Let's look closer at the Olympus FE-3010 versus Sony WX500, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the FE-3010 (12MP) and WX500 (18MP) but they possess the same exact sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FE-3010 was announced 7 years before the WX500 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX500 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the FE-3010 scores versus the WX500 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-3010 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The whole galleries are available at Olympus FE-3010 Gallery & Sony WX500 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-3010 comes with outer dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 108 grams (0.24 lbs) whilst the Sony WX500 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") with a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the FE-3010 versus the WX500.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-3010 and WX500 is 97 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to imagine the difference between sensor measurements only by looking at specifications. The photograph underneath might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-3010 and WX500.

Plainly, the two cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but different resolution. You can anticipate the Sony WX500 to give you greater detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics a little more aggressively. The older FE-3010 is going to be behind in sensor technology.