Olympus FE-5010 vs Sony QX1

In this article, we are comparing the Olympus FE-5010 and Sony QX1, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Lens-style by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the FE-5010 (12MP) and QX1 (20MP) and the FE-5010 (1/2.3") and QX1 (APS-C) feature different sensor sizes.

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The FE-5010 was announced 6 years earlier than the QX1 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-5010 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX1 being a Lens-style camera.

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the FE-5010 matches up against the QX1 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-5010 & Sony Alpha QX1. The whole galleries are available at Olympus FE-5010 Gallery & Sony QX1 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-5010 comes with physical measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) and the Sony QX1 has proportions of 74mm x 70mm x 53mm (2.9" x 2.8" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 216 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at the time. Following is the front view size comparison of the FE-5010 compared to the QX1.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-5010 and QX1 is 96 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to picture the contrast in sensor measurements merely by looking through specs. The visual underneath should offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-5010 and QX1.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FE-5010 using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony QX1 will result in extra detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos a little more aggressively. The older FE-5010 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.