Olympus 5010 vs Olympus XZ-10

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus 5010 and Olympus XZ-10, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both designed by Olympus. The image resolution of the 5010 (14MP) and the XZ-10 (12MP) is relatively close and both cameras posses the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The 5010 was unveiled 4 years before the XZ-10 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 5010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief summation of how the 5010 scores against the XZ-10 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 5010 & Olympus Stylus XZ-10. The full galleries are provided at Olympus 5010 Gallery & Olympus XZ-10 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus 5010 enjoys external dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Olympus XZ-10 has sizing of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Below is a front view size comparison of the 5010 vs the XZ-10.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 5010 and XZ-10 is 96 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to picture the contrast in sensor measurements just by looking through a spec sheet. The photograph here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the 5010 and XZ-10.

Clearly, both the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different MP. You can count on the Olympus 5010 to render more detail having an extra 2MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The older 5010 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.