Olympus FE-5020 vs Sony A6500

Below, we will be reviewing the Olympus FE-5020 versus Sony A6500, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the FE-5020 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) come with different sensor sizes.

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The FE-5020 was brought out 8 years before the A6500 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a simple overview of how the FE-5020 matches up against the A6500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-5020 & Sony Alpha a6500. The entire galleries are available at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera, you'll need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-5020 enjoys external measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs) whilst the Sony A6500 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select during that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the FE-5020 against the A6500.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-5020 and A6500 is 95 and 81 respectively.

Generally, it can be difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizing simply by checking out a spec sheet. The visual below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-5020 and A6500.

As you can see, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The FE-5020 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony A6500 will show extra detail having its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older FE-5020 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.