Olympus FE-5020 vs Sony A57

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus FE-5020 vs Sony A57, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and A57 (16MP) and the FE-5020 (1/2.3") and A57 (APS-C) have totally different sensor sizing.

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The FE-5020 was manufactured 4 years earlier than the A57 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Sony A57 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going into a full comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the FE-5020 matches up versus the A57 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-5020 and Sony SLT-A57. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery and Sony A57 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-5020 features outside dimensions 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 A57 has dimensions of 132mm x 98mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.2") and a weight of 618 grams (1.36 lbs).

Look at the Olympus FE-5020 vs Sony A57 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 chosen at the time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the FE-5020 and the A57.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-5020 and A57 is 95 and 64 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to see the gap between sensor sizes just by looking at specifications. The picture here may offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-5020 and A57.

Plainly, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The FE-5020 because of its tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony A57 will resolve greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more aged FE-5020 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.