Olympus FE-5020 vs Pentax VS20

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus FE-5020 versus Pentax VS20, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and VS20 (16MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The FE-5020 was unveiled 3 years before the VS20 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the FE-5020 grades vs the VS20 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-5020 & Pentax Optio VS20. The full galleries are available at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery & Pentax VS20 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera, you should take into account 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") with a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs) whilst the Pentax VS20 has sizing of 111mm x 61mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 235 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the FE-5020 vs the VS20.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-5020 and VS20 is 95 and 90 respectively.

Sometimes, it is tough to picture the gap between sensor sizes simply by looking at specs. The picture here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-5020 and VS20.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You can count on the Pentax VS20 to give extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged FE-5020 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.