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Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus 1s

Portability
95
Imaging
35
Features
20
Overall
29
Olympus FE-5020 front
 
Olympus Stylus 1s front
Portability
79
Imaging
38
Features
66
Overall
49

Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus 1s 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
  • Additionally referred to as X-935
Olympus 1s
(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
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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.

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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.

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Reasons to pick Olympus FE-5020 over the Olympus 1s

 FE-5020 1s 

Reasons to pick Olympus 1s over the Olympus FE-5020

 1s FE-5020 
LaunchedApril 2015July 2009Newer by 69 months
Manual focus Dial exact focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen size3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1040k230kCrisper screen (+810k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Olympus FE-5020 and Olympus 1s

 FE-5020 1s 
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. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

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.

Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus 1s size comparison

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 top view buttons comparison

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 sensor size comparison

Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus 1s Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus 1s Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus FE-5020 Portrait photography features
Olympus 1s Portrait photography features
21
lack of manual focus
no manual mode
external flash not possible
low MP (12 megapixels)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
46
you can focus manually
has face detect autofocus
supports RAW files
MP count low (12MP)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
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Street Comparison

Olympus FE-5020 Street photography details
Olympus 1s Street photography details
60
environment sealing
lighter than others (137g)
screen does not articulate
does not have image stabilization
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
71
screen tilts
has image stabilization (Optical)
supports RAW files
offers focus via touch
sensor is small (1/1.7")
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Sports Comparison

Olympus FE-5020 Sports photography details
Olympus 1s Sports photography details
24
environment sealing
low max shutter speed (1/500s)
no shutter priority mode
does not have image stabilization
low MP (12 megapixels)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect autofocus
44
has image stabilization (Optical)
has tracking focus
great battery pack (450 CIPA)
MP count low (12MP)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus FE-5020 Travel photography highlights
Olympus 1s Travel photography highlights
65
lighter than others (137 grams)
environment sealing
has built in flash
decently wide (24mm)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
low MP (12 megapixels)
display is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
64
great battery pack (450 shots)
offers focus via touch
built-in flash
quite wide (28mm)
long zoom (300mm)
MP count low (12MP)
does not offer selfie friendly display
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus FE-5020 Landscape photography details
Olympus 1s Landscape photography details
31
decently wide (24mm)
environment sealing
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
screen is small (2.7 inch)
no manual mode
does not have image stabilization
low MP (12MP)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
doesn't have Timelapse recording
53
you can focus manually
quite wide (28mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
supports RAW files
great battery pack (450 per charge)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
MP count low (12MP)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus FE-5020 Vlogging advice
Olympus 1s Vlogging advice
28
decently wide (24mm)
lighter than others (137g)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
display is not selfie friendly
does not have image stabilization
video resolution low (640 x 480 pixels)
doesn't have external microphone socket
32
quite wide (28mm)
has touchscreen
has image stabilization (Optical)
has face detect autofocus
high res video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
does not offer selfie friendly display
does not have microphone support
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Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus 1s Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus FE-5020 and Olympus 1s
 Olympus FE-5020Olympus Stylus 1s
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