Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus 1s
95 Imaging
35 Features
20 Overall
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38 Features
66 Overall
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Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus 1s Key Specs
(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
- Additionally referred to as X-935
(Full Review)
- 12MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
- 3" Tilting Screen
- ISO 100 - 12800
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 28-300mm (F2.8) lens
- 402g - 116 x 87 x 57mm
- Launched April 2015
- Previous Model is Olympus 1

Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus 1s Overview
The following is a comprehensive overview of the Olympus FE-5020 and Olympus 1s, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both manufactured by Olympus. The resolution of the FE-5020 (12MP) and the 1s (12MP) is pretty comparable but the FE-5020 (1/2.3") and 1s (1/1.7") posses different sensor sizing.

The FE-5020 was revealed 6 years before the 1s which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.
Before diving right into a full comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the FE-5020 grades vs the 1s in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus 1s Gallery
Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-5020 & Olympus Stylus 1s. The full galleries are provided at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery & Olympus 1s Gallery.
Reasons to pick Olympus FE-5020 over the Olympus 1s
FE-5020 | 1s |
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Reasons to pick Olympus 1s over the Olympus FE-5020
1s | FE-5020 | |||
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Launched | April 2015 | ![]() | July 2009 | Newer by 69 months |
Manual focus | ![]() | Dial exact focus | ||
Screen type | Tilting | ![]() | Fixed | Tilting screen |
Screen size | 3" | ![]() | 2.7" | Bigger screen (+0.3") |
Screen resolution | 1040k | ![]() | 230k | Crisper screen (+810k dot) |
Touch screen | ![]() | Quickly navigate |
Common features in the Olympus FE-5020 and Olympus 1s
FE-5020 | 1s | |||
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Selfie screen | ![]() | Neither provides selfie screen |
Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus 1s Physical Comparison
If you are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-5020 provides outside 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 1s has proportions of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") having a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs).
Analyze the Olympus FE-5020 and Olympus 1s in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.
Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is a front view proportions comparison of the FE-5020 and the 1s.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the FE-5020 and 1s is 95 and 79 respectively.

Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus 1s Sensor Comparison
Generally, it is very tough to imagine the gap in sensor dimensions simply by going through technical specs. The picture here might give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-5020 and 1s.
As you have seen, the 2 cameras come with the identical resolution albeit different sensor dimensions. The FE-5020 uses the smaller sensor which should make getting shallow DOF harder. The more aged FE-5020 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.

Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus 1s Screen and ViewFinder


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Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus 1s Specifications
Olympus FE-5020 | Olympus Stylus 1s | |
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General Information | ||
Manufacturer | Olympus | Olympus |
Model | Olympus FE-5020 | Olympus Stylus 1s |
Alternate name | X-935 | - |
Class | Small Sensor Compact | Small Sensor Superzoom |
Announced | 2009-07-22 | 2015-04-13 |
Physical type | Compact | SLR-like (bridge) |
Sensor Information | ||
Processor Chip | TruePic III | - |
Sensor type | CCD | BSI-CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/2.3" | 1/1.7" |
Sensor measurements | 6.17 x 4.55mm | 7.44 x 5.58mm |
Sensor surface area | 28.1mm² | 41.5mm² |
Sensor resolution | 12MP | 12MP |
Anti aliasing filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 4:3 | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 |
Highest Possible resolution | 3968 x 2976 | 3968 x 2976 |
Maximum native ISO | 1600 | 12800 |
Minimum native ISO | 64 | 100 |
RAW photos | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
AF touch | ||
Continuous AF | ||
Single AF | ||
AF tracking | ||
AF selectice | ||
AF center weighted | ||
AF multi area | ||
Live view AF | ||
Face detect focusing | ||
Contract detect focusing | ||
Phase detect focusing | ||
Number of focus points | - | 35 |
Lens | ||
Lens mounting type | fixed lens | fixed lens |
Lens focal range | 24-120mm (5.0x) | 28-300mm (10.7x) |
Max aperture | f/3.3-5.8 | f/2.8 |
Macro focus range | 1cm | 5cm |
Focal length multiplier | 5.8 | 4.8 |
Screen | ||
Display type | Fixed Type | Tilting |
Display diagonal | 2.7 inches | 3 inches |
Resolution of display | 230 thousand dots | 1,040 thousand dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch function | ||
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder type | None | Electronic |
Viewfinder resolution | - | 1,440 thousand dots |
Viewfinder coverage | - | 100% |
Features | ||
Min shutter speed | 4s | 60s |
Max shutter speed | 1/500s | 1/2000s |
Continuous shutter rate | - | 7.0 frames/s |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manually set exposure | ||
Exposure compensation | - | Yes |
Change WB | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Built-in flash | ||
Flash range | 4.10 m | 10.30 m (at ISO 1600) |
Flash modes | Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in | Auto, redeye reduction, fill-on, off, redeye reduction slow sync, full, manual |
Hot shoe | ||
Auto exposure bracketing | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Exposure | ||
Multisegment metering | ||
Average metering | ||
Spot metering | ||
Partial metering | ||
AF area metering | ||
Center weighted metering | ||
Video features | ||
Video resolutions | 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) | 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p) |
Maximum video resolution | 640x480 | 1920x1080 |
Video format | Motion JPEG | MPEG-4, H.264 |
Microphone support | ||
Headphone support | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | Built-In |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environmental sealing | ||
Water proof | ||
Dust proof | ||
Shock proof | ||
Crush proof | ||
Freeze proof | ||
Weight | 137 gr (0.30 lb) | 402 gr (0.89 lb) |
Physical dimensions | 93 x 56 x 25mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") | 116 x 87 x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO Overall 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 | - | 450 images |
Battery style | - | Battery Pack |
Battery model | LI-42B | BLS-50 |
Self timer | Yes (12 seconds) | Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom) |
Time lapse recording | ||
Type of storage | xD-Picture Card, microSD | SD/SDHC/SDXC card |
Card slots | Single | Single |
Pricing at release | $160 | $699 |