Olympus FE-5020 vs Sony A99 II

Below, we are looking at the Olympus FE-5020 vs Sony A99 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the FE-5020 (1/2.3") and A99 II (Full frame) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The FE-5020 was launched 8 years prior to the A99 II and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving through a thorough comparison, below is a quick view of how the FE-5020 scores versus the A99 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-5020 & Sony Alpha A99 II. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery & Sony A99 II Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you should take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-5020 features outside 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 A99 II has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") having a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

Look at the Olympus FE-5020 vs Sony A99 II in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the FE-5020 versus the A99 II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-5020 and A99 II is 95 and 57 respectively.

Normally, it is very hard to envision the gap between sensor measurements purely by checking technical specs. The photograph below might offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-5020 and A99 II.

As you have seen, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FE-5020 featuring a tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A99 II will give more detail utilizing its extra 30MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-5020 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.