Olympus FE-5020 vs Sony ZV-1

Lets look a little more in depth at the Olympus FE-5020 and Sony ZV-1, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and ZV-1 (20MP) and the FE-5020 (1/2.3") and ZV-1 (1") posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The FE-5020 was introduced 12 years prior to the ZV-1 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera and the Sony ZV-1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief view of how the FE-5020 matches up vs the ZV-1 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-5020 & Sony ZV-1. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery & Sony ZV-1 Gallery.

When you are aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-5020 offers outside dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs) while the Sony ZV-1 has dimensions of 105mm x 60mm x 44mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the FE-5020 versus the ZV-1.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the FE-5020 and ZV-1 is 95 and 88 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions just by viewing specs. The image underneath will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-5020 and ZV-1.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The FE-5020 having a smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony ZV-1 will provide you with greater detail using its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images more aggressively. The more aged FE-5020 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.