Olympus FE-5020 vs Sony RX1R

Here, we are looking at the Olympus FE-5020 versus Sony RX1R, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and RX1R (24MP) and the FE-5020 (1/2.3") and RX1R (Full frame) boast totally different sensor sizes.

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The FE-5020 was released 4 years before the RX1R which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX1R being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple summation of how the FE-5020 matches up versus the RX1R with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-5020 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery & Sony RX1R Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-5020 has got outside dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs) whilst the Sony RX1R has measurements of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") along with a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use during that time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the FE-5020 compared to the RX1R.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-5020 and RX1R is 95 and 79 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to see the difference in sensor sizes just by viewing technical specs. The image below may give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-5020 and RX1R.

As you can tell, both of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The FE-5020 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving bokeh harder and the Sony RX1R will result in more detail as a result of its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics way more aggressively. The more aged FE-5020 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.