Olympus FE-5020 vs Panasonic GF7

Let's look closer at the Olympus FE-5020 versus Panasonic GF7, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and GF7 (16MP) and the FE-5020 (1/2.3") and GF7 (Four Thirds) posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The FE-5020 was brought out 6 years prior to the GF7 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GF7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a simple summation of how the FE-5020 matches up versus the GF7 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-5020 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF7. The entire galleries are available at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery & Panasonic GF7 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-5020 features outside dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GF7 has proportions of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 266 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using during that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the FE-5020 against the GF7.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-5020 and GF7 is 95 and 90 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to see the gap in sensor sizes purely by looking through specs. The pic underneath might offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-5020 and GF7.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The FE-5020 featuring a smaller sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Panasonic GF7 will result in greater detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The more aged FE-5020 will be behind in sensor innovation.