Olympus FE-5020 vs Sony A330

The following is a thorough analysis of the Olympus FE-5020 vs Sony A330, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the FE-5020 (12MP) and the A330 (10MP) is fairly comparable but the FE-5020 (1/2.3") and A330 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The FE-5020 was unveiled 3 months after the A330 and they are of a similar age. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Sony A330 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise summation of how the FE-5020 matches up against the A330 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-5020 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A330. The full galleries are provided at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery & Sony A330 Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-5020 provides outside dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs) whilst the Sony A330 has dimensions of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") having a weight of 529 grams (1.17 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the FE-5020 compared to the A330.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-5020 and A330 is 95 and 67 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions purely by checking out a spec sheet. The image underneath will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-5020 and A330.

As you can see, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FE-5020 using its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower DOF more difficult and the Olympus FE-5020 will show greater detail having an extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos a bit more aggressively.