Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus 5010

Let's take a more detailed look at the Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus 5010, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both produced by Olympus. The sensor resolution of the FE-5020 (12MP) and the 5010 (14MP) is very similar and both cameras offer the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FE-5020 was announced 5 months prior to the 5010 so they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Olympus 5010 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go right into a thorough comparison, here is a brief overview of how the FE-5020 grades vs the 5010 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-5020 & Olympus Stylus 5010. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery & Olympus 5010 Gallery.

If you're going to carry around your camera frequently, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus FE-5020 comes with 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) whilst the Olympus 5010 has specifications of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the FE-5020 compared to the 5010.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the FE-5020 and 5010 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizes purely by reading specs. The image below will give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-5020 and 5010.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions but different resolution. You can expect to see the Olympus 5010 to deliver more detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images a bit more aggressively.