Olympus FE-5010 vs Sony A6500

Here is a in-depth overview of the Olympus FE-5010 vs Sony A6500, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference among the image resolutions of the FE-5010 (12MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the FE-5010 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-5010 was unveiled 8 years before the A6500 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-5010 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go through a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the FE-5010 scores against the A6500 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-5010 and Sony Alpha a6500. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-5010 Gallery and Sony A6500 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus FE-5010 has outside dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) whilst the Sony A6500 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilising during that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the FE-5010 and the A6500.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the FE-5010 and A6500 is 96 and 81 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to envision the gap in sensor sizing purely by going through technical specs. The graphic below will give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-5010 and A6500.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FE-5010 having a smaller sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony A6500 will show more detail having an extra 12MP. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-5010 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.