Olympus FE-5020 vs Sony A55

The following is a detailed comparison of the Olympus FE-5020 vs Sony A55, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and A55 (16MP) and the FE-5020 (1/2.3") and A55 (APS-C) posses different sensor measurements.

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The FE-5020 was released 13 months before the A55 making them a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Sony A55 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight to a detailed comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the FE-5020 scores versus the A55 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-5020 & Sony SLT-A55. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery & Sony A55 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-5020 comes with outer measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs) while the Sony A55 has sizing of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") and a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the FE-5020 vs the A55.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-5020 and A55 is 95 and 67 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions simply by checking a spec sheet. The pic here may offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-5020 and A55.

As you can see, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The FE-5020 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving bokeh harder and the Sony A55 will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The more aged FE-5020 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.