Olympus FE-5020 vs Panasonic LX100 II

Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Olympus FE-5020 vs Panasonic LX100 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and LX100 II (17MP) and the FE-5020 (1/2.3") and LX100 II (Four Thirds) possess different sensor measurements.

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The FE-5020 was manufactured 10 years before the LX100 II and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic LX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief overview of how the FE-5020 scores against the LX100 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-5020 & Panasonic Lumix DC-LX100 II. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery & Panasonic LX100 II Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-5020 provides outside 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) and the Panasonic LX100 II has sizing of 115mm x 66mm x 64mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 2.5") having a weight of 392 grams (0.86 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you select at the time. Here is the front view size comparison of the FE-5020 compared to the LX100 II.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-5020 and LX100 II is 95 and 81 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be tough to imagine the gap in sensor measurements just by looking through specs. The graphic below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-5020 and LX100 II.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FE-5020 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Panasonic LX100 II will render greater detail due to its extra 5MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots a little more aggressively. The older FE-5020 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.