Olympus FE-5020 vs Sony A7c

Let's look more in depth at the Olympus FE-5020 versus Sony A7c, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and A7c (24MP) and the FE-5020 (1/2.3") and A7c (Full frame) offer different sensor size.

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The FE-5020 was launched 12 years earlier than the A7c and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7c being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a in depth comparison, here is a quick summation of how the FE-5020 scores against the A7c in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-5020 & Sony Alpha A7c. The complete galleries are available at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery & Sony A7c Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-5020 enjoys external 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 Sony A7c has proportions of 124mm x 71mm x 60mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 2.4") along with a weight of 509 grams (1.12 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus FE-5020 versus Sony A7c in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the FE-5020 versus the A7c.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the FE-5020 and A7c is 95 and 78 respectively.

Generally, it is hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements purely by going through a spec sheet. The visual here will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-5020 and A7c.

Clearly, both of those cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FE-5020 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting bokeh more challenging and the Sony A7c will show greater detail utilizing its extra 12MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images way more aggressively. The older FE-5020 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.