Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus E-M10 II

Let's examine more in depth at the Olympus FE-5020 versus Olympus E-M10 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are offered by Olympus. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and E-M10 II (16MP) and the FE-5020 (1/2.3") and E-M10 II (Four Thirds) come with different sensor dimensions.

Photography Glossary

The FE-5020 was unveiled 7 years before the E-M10 II and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Olympus E-M10 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the FE-5020 grades vs the E-M10 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-5020 & Olympus OM-D E-M10 II. The full galleries are provided at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery & Olympus E-M10 II Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-5020 has got physical measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs) while the Olympus E-M10 II has proportions of 120mm x 83mm x 47mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 1.9") having a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs).

Examine the Olympus FE-5020 versus Olympus E-M10 II in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at the time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the FE-5020 vs the E-M10 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-5020 and E-M10 II is 95 and 82 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements merely by researching a spec sheet. The visual below will help give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-5020 and E-M10 II.

As you can see, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FE-5020 with its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Olympus E-M10 II will provide you with greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-5020 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.