Olympus 5010 vs Sony A68

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus 5010 and Sony A68, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the 5010 (14MP) and A68 (24MP) and the 5010 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The 5010 was launched 6 years prior to the A68 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 5010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a concise summation of how the 5010 matches up versus the A68 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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If you're planning to lug around your camera, you have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus 5010 features outside measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Sony A68 has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the 5010 versus the A68.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the 5010 and A68 is 96 and 64 respectively.

Generally, it can be tough to visualise the difference between sensor measurements only by looking at technical specs. The graphic underneath will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the 5010 and A68.

As you have seen, both of those cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 5010 featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Sony A68 will give extra detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older 5010 is going to be behind in sensor tech.