Olympus FE-5010 vs Sony A37

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus FE-5010 and Sony A37, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the FE-5010 (12MP) and A37 (16MP) and the FE-5010 (1/2.3") and A37 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The FE-5010 was unveiled 4 years prior to the A37 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-5010 being a Compact camera and the Sony A37 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a quick view of how the FE-5010 grades vs the A37 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-5010 and Sony SLT-A37. The full galleries are available at Olympus FE-5010 Gallery and Sony A37 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera regularly, you will want to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-5010 has outside measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) while the Sony A37 has measurements of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") and a weight of 506 grams (1.12 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus FE-5010 and Sony A37 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you use during that time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the FE-5010 compared to the A37.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-5010 and A37 is 96 and 67 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to see the difference in sensor sizes simply by viewing specifications. The image underneath will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-5010 and A37.

To sum up, both cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The FE-5010 having a smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A37 will provide you with greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged FE-5010 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.