Olympus FE-5020 vs Samsung WB50F

Lets look a little more in depth at the Olympus FE-5020 and Samsung WB50F, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Samsung. There is a noticeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and WB50F (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FE-5020 was announced 5 years earlier than the WB50F and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a in depth comparison, below is a concise summary of how the FE-5020 grades versus the WB50F with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-5020 & Samsung WB50F. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery & Samsung WB50F Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus FE-5020 has got external dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs) while the Samsung WB50F has specifications of 101mm x 68mm x 27mm (4.0" x 2.7" x 1.1") along with a weight of 207 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the FE-5020 versus the WB50F.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-5020 and WB50F is 95 and 92 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to envision the difference in sensor measurements only by viewing a spec sheet. The visual here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-5020 and WB50F.

Clearly, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You can expect to see the Samsung WB50F to render greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-5020 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.