Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus TG-860

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus FE-5020 vs Olympus TG-860, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof and they are both designed by Olympus. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and TG-860 (16MP) but they come with the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FE-5020 was revealed 6 years earlier than the TG-860 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Olympus TG-860 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the FE-5020 matches up against the TG-860 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-5020 & Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860. The full galleries are available at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery & Olympus TG-860 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-5020 features external dimensions 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 TG-860 has measurements of 110mm x 64mm x 28mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.1") and a weight of 224 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the FE-5020 compared to the TG-860.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-5020 and TG-860 is 95 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions purely by looking at specs. The picture underneath will give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-5020 and TG-860.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit different resolution. You can expect the Olympus TG-860 to give you greater detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures far more aggressively. The more aged FE-5020 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.