Olympus FE-5020 vs Sony RX1R II

Lets look more closely at the Olympus FE-5020 and Sony RX1R II, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference among the sensor resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and RX1R II (42MP) and the FE-5020 (1/2.3") and RX1R II (Full frame) use different sensor measurements.

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The FE-5020 was manufactured 7 years before the RX1R II which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX1R II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a short highlight of how the FE-5020 matches up vs the RX1R II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-5020 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery and Sony RX1R II Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-5020 comes with physical measurements 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 II has dimensions of 113mm x 65mm x 72mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") with a weight of 507 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you choose at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the FE-5020 and the RX1R II.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-5020 and RX1R II is 95 and 78 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizes just by looking through specs. The pic here should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-5020 and RX1R II.

All in all, the two cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The FE-5020 due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sony RX1R II will render more detail due to its extra 30MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a little more aggressively. The more aged FE-5020 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.