Olympus FE-5010 vs Sony QX100

In this write-up, we will be matching up the Olympus FE-5010 versus Sony QX100, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Lens-style by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the FE-5010 (12MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the FE-5010 (1/2.3") and QX100 (1") use different sensor measurements.

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The FE-5010 was revealed 5 years before the QX100 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-5010 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the FE-5010 scores versus the QX100 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-5010 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The full galleries are available at Olympus FE-5010 Gallery and Sony QX100 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera regularly, you need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-5010 offers outer dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) while the Sony QX100 has sizing of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") along with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

See the Olympus FE-5010 versus Sony QX100 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the FE-5010 compared to the QX100.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-5010 and QX100 is 96 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to visualize the difference between sensor sizing just by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic below will provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-5010 and QX100.

Clearly, both of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FE-5010 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony QX100 will resolve greater detail because of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older FE-5010 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.