Olympus FE-5020 vs Sony A900

Below is a thorough analysis of the Olympus FE-5020 versus Sony A900, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and A900 (25MP) and the FE-5020 (1/2.3") and A900 (Full frame) feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The FE-5020 was unveiled 10 months later than the A900 so they are both of a similar generation. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the FE-5020 matches up vs the A900 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-5020 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery and Sony A900 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus FE-5020 offers exterior measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs) while the Sony A900 has specifications of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") along with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you select at the time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the FE-5020 compared to the A900.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-5020 and A900 is 95 and 54 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to see the difference in sensor measurements just by researching specs. The visual here should offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-5020 and A900.

All in all, both of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FE-5020 using its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A900 will result in greater detail having an extra 13 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos much more aggressively. The fresher FE-5020 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.