Olympus FE-5020 vs Sony W310

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus FE-5020 versus Sony W310, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the FE-5020 (12MP) and the W310 (12MP) is very similar and they come with the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FE-5020 was launched 5 months prior to the W310 so they are both of a similar generation. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Sony W310 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a concise summation of how the FE-5020 matches up versus the W310 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-5020 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310. The complete galleries are available at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery and Sony W310 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-5020 provides physical dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs) and the Sony W310 has dimensions of 95mm x 55mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs).

Examine the Olympus FE-5020 versus Sony W310 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the FE-5020 and the W310.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-5020 and W310 is 95 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading technical specs. The graphic here should give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-5020 and W310.

As you have seen, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements and the identical megapixels so you should expect similar quality of files though you would want to take the production date of the products into consideration.