Olympus FE-5020 vs Sony A7R IV

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus FE-5020 versus Sony A7R IV, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Pro Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference among the sensor resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and A7R IV (61MP) and the FE-5020 (1/2.3") and A7R IV (Full frame) provide different sensor sizing.

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The FE-5020 was launched 11 years earlier than the A7R IV and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7R IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a complete comparison, here is a simple summary of how the FE-5020 scores against the A7R IV with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-5020 and Sony Alpha A7R IV. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery and Sony A7R IV Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-5020 offers outside measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs) and the Sony A7R IV has measurements of 129mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.1") having a weight of 665 grams (1.47 lbs).

See the Olympus FE-5020 versus Sony A7R IV in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the FE-5020 and the A7R IV.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-5020 and A7R IV is 95 and 62 respectively.

Generally, it is hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements only by researching a spec sheet. The graphic here will give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-5020 and A7R IV.

As you can see, each of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FE-5020 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A7R IV will render greater detail utilizing its extra 49 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older FE-5020 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.