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Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus SZ-31MR iHS

Portability
95
Imaging
35
Features
20
Overall
29
Olympus FE-5020 front
 
Olympus SZ-31MR iHS front
Portability
89
Imaging
39
Features
47
Overall
42

Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus SZ-31MR iHS Key Specs

Olympus FE-5020
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 24-120mm (F3.3-5.8) lens
  • 137g - 93 x 56 x 25mm
  • Announced July 2009
  • Alternative Name is X-935
Olympus SZ-31MR iHS
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-600mm (F3.0-6.9) lens
  • 226g - 106 x 69 x 40mm
  • Released February 2012
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Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus SZ-31MR iHS Overview

Lets examine more in depth at the Olympus FE-5020 versus Olympus SZ-31MR iHS, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Olympus. There exists a big gap among the resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and SZ-31MR iHS (16MP) but they possess the same exact sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The FE-5020 was released 3 years prior to the SZ-31MR iHS and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a quick summation of how the FE-5020 matches up against the SZ-31MR iHS with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Olympus FE-5020 over the Olympus SZ-31MR iHS

 FE-5020 SZ-31MR iHS 

Reasons to pick Olympus SZ-31MR iHS over the Olympus FE-5020

 SZ-31MR iHS FE-5020 
ReleasedFebruary 2012July 2009Fresher by 31 months
Screen sizing3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution920k230kCrisper screen (+690k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Olympus FE-5020 and Olympus SZ-31MR iHS

 FE-5020 SZ-31MR iHS 
Manually focus Lack of manual focusing
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen

Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus SZ-31MR iHS Physical Comparison

If you're going to carry your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-5020 has external dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs) while the Olympus SZ-31MR iHS has dimensions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") having a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the FE-5020 and the SZ-31MR iHS.

Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus SZ-31MR iHS size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-5020 and SZ-31MR iHS is 95 and 89 respectively.

Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus SZ-31MR iHS top view buttons comparison

Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus SZ-31MR iHS Sensor Comparison

Sometimes, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizing just by looking through specs. The photograph below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-5020 and SZ-31MR iHS.

All in all, the 2 cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit different MP. You should expect the Olympus SZ-31MR iHS to provide you with greater detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older FE-5020 will be behind in sensor technology.

Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus SZ-31MR iHS sensor size comparison

Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus SZ-31MR iHS Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus SZ-31MR iHS Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus FE-5020 as a Portrait photography camera
Olympus SZ-31MR iHS as a Portrait photography camera
21
manual focus not available
lack of manual mode
no external flash support
low MP (12MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
34
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
supports face detection autofocus
manual focus not available
no manual control
no external flash support
sensor is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Olympus FE-5020 Street photography features
Olympus SZ-31MR iHS Street photography features
60
environment sealing
lighter than competition in class (137g)
screen is fixed
does not have image stabilization
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
64
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
includes focus via touch
lighter than competition (226g)
screen is fixed
sensor is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Olympus FE-5020 Sports photography info
Olympus SZ-31MR iHS Sports photography info
24
environment sealing
low max shutter speed (1/500s)
no shutter priority mode
does not have image stabilization
low MP (12MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect auto focus
44
incredible zoom range (25-600mm 24.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
supports tracking autofocus
no shutter priority mode
sensor is small (1/2.3")
not so great battery power (200 shots)
does not have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus FE-5020 Travel photography info
Olympus SZ-31MR iHS Travel photography info
65
lighter than competition in class (137g)
environment sealing
has built in flash
relatively wide (24mm)
missing Time Lapse function
low MP (12MP)
display isn't selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
67
lighter than competition (226 grams)
includes focus via touch
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
built-in flash
quite wide (25mm)
long zoom (600mm)
no Timelapse mode
not so great battery power (200 shots)
display isn't selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus FE-5020 Landscape photography info
Olympus SZ-31MR iHS Landscape photography info
31
relatively wide (24mm)
environment sealing
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
screen is somewhat small (2.7 inches)
lack of manual mode
does not have image stabilization
low MP (12MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
missing Time Lapse function
41
quite wide (25mm)
good sized screen (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
manual focus not available
cannot swap lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
no manual control
sensor is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
not so great battery power (200 shots)
no Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus FE-5020 as a Vlogging camera
Olympus SZ-31MR iHS as a Vlogging camera
28
relatively wide (24mm)
lighter than competition in class (137g)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
display isn't selfie friendly
does not have image stabilization
video res low (640 x 480 pixels)
missing mic port
35
quite wide (25mm)
screen is touchscreen
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
supports face detection autofocus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than competition (226 grams)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
display isn't selfie friendly
no external microphone socket
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Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus SZ-31MR iHS Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus FE-5020 and Olympus SZ-31MR iHS
 Olympus FE-5020Olympus SZ-31MR iHS
General Information
Brand Olympus Olympus
Model Olympus FE-5020 Olympus SZ-31MR iHS
Also called X-935 -
Type Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Superzoom
Announced 2009-07-22 2012-02-08
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by TruePic III Dual TruePic V
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 3968 x 2976 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 1600 6400
Lowest native ISO 64 80
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-120mm (5.0x) 25-600mm (24.0x)
Maximum aperture f/3.3-5.8 f/3.0-6.9
Macro focus distance 1cm 1cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 2.7" 3"
Display resolution 230 thousand dots 920 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Display tech - Hypercrystal III TFT Color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 4s 4s
Highest shutter speed 1/500s 1/1700s
Continuous shooting rate - 7.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 4.10 m 9.30 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 180 (30fps)
Max video resolution 640x480 1920x1080
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 137 gr (0.30 lb) 226 gr (0.50 lb)
Dimensions 93 x 56 x 25mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") 106 x 69 x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 200 pictures
Battery type - Battery Pack
Battery model LI-42B LI-50B
Self timer Yes (12 seconds) Yes (2 or 12 sec, pet auto shutter)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type xD-Picture Card, microSD SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots Single Single
Pricing at launch $160 $0