Olympus FE-5020 vs Sony QX30

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus FE-5020 versus Sony QX30, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Lens-style by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference among the image resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and QX30 (20MP) but they feature the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The FE-5020 was brought out 6 years prior to the QX30 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick summation of how the FE-5020 scores vs the QX30 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-5020 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery and Sony QX30 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera, you should think about its weight and size. The Olympus FE-5020 provides exterior dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs) while the Sony QX30 has specifications of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus FE-5020 versus Sony QX30 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is the front view size comparison of the FE-5020 against the QX30.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-5020 and QX30 is 95 and 91 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to see the gap in sensor sizing only by going through a spec sheet. The visual underneath will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-5020 and QX30.

Clearly, each of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You should expect the Sony QX30 to produce more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-5020 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.