Olympus FE-5010 vs Sony A380

Lets look more closely at the Olympus FE-5010 and Sony A380, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the FE-5010 (12MP) and the A380 (14MP) is relatively well matched but the FE-5010 (1/2.3") and A380 (APS-C) have totally different sensor sizing.

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The FE-5010 was announced 7 months earlier than the A380 so they are both of a similar generation. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-5010 being a Compact camera and the Sony A380 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving into a complete comparison, here is a short overview of how the FE-5010 matches up vs the A380 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-5010 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A380. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-5010 Gallery and Sony A380 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus FE-5010 provides outside dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) whilst the Sony A380 has specifications of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") along with a weight of 519 grams (1.14 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus FE-5010 and Sony A380 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the FE-5010 compared to the A380.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-5010 and A380 is 96 and 68 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading through a spec sheet. The photograph underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-5010 and A380.

As you can see, both of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FE-5010 with its tinier sensor will make getting bokeh tougher and the Sony A380 will give you more detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older FE-5010 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.