Olympus FE-5010 vs Sony A9 II

Lets look much closer at the Olympus FE-5010 vs Sony A9 II, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the image resolutions of the FE-5010 (12MP) and A9 II (24MP) and the FE-5010 (1/2.3") and A9 II (Full frame) posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The FE-5010 was manufactured 11 years earlier than the A9 II which is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-5010 being a Compact camera and the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief overview of how the FE-5010 grades versus the A9 II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-5010 and Sony Alpha A9 Mark II. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus FE-5010 Gallery and Sony A9 II Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus FE-5010 features outer measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) and the Sony A9 II has specifications of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") and a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the FE-5010 compared to the A9 II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the FE-5010 and A9 II is 96 and 62 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's difficult to envision the difference in sensor dimensions simply by researching technical specs. The picture underneath might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-5010 and A9 II.

As you can tell, the two cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FE-5010 due to its smaller sensor will make shooting bokeh more challenging and the Sony A9 II will provide you with extra detail due to its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged FE-5010 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.