Olympus Stylus 5010

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Reasons to buy the Olympus Stylus 5010

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
26 mm
Size
Really small
Super compact 95x56x20 mm
Light sensitivity
High ISO
3,200 ISO
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
126 g
Olympus Stylus 7010

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Reasons to buy the Olympus Stylus 7010

We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the Olympus Stylus 7010 over the Olympus Stylus 5010.

differences

Advantages of the Olympus 5010

Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Wide angle Better wide angle 26 mm vs 28 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Size Smaller 95x56x20 mm vs 98x56x26 mm
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Around 30% smaller
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.0
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At its widest zoom, the 5010's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
Macro focus Better macro capability 7 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 30% closer to the lens
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The 5010's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 1"
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More than 20% thinner
Weight Lighter 126 g vs 145 g
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More than 10% lighter
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Advantages of the Olympus 7010

Zoom Slightly more zoom 7x vs 5x
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Around 2x more zoom
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
4 seconds
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Macro focus Poor macro capabilities Help
5010:7 cm
7010:10 cm
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
5010:720p
7010:480p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Olympus Stylus 7040

Olympus Stylus 7040

Compact

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Macro focus Significantly closer macro focusing
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Olympus VG-120

Olympus VG120

Compact

$117

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Image stabilization Has worse image stabilization
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture

Olympus Stylus 5010 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS22

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS22

Compact

$145

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Kodak EasyShare M575

Kodak EasyShare M575

Compact

$86

Screen size Significantly larger screen
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Ultra compact

Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO
Aperture Narrower aperture
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Canon PowerShot A710 IS

Canon PowerShot A710 IS

Digicam

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Size Much larger
Olympus VH-210

Olympus VH-210

Compact

$133

Screen size Significantly larger screen
3D Takes 3D photos
Size Larger
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity

Olympus Stylus 7010 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Casio Exilim EX-S12

Casio Exilim EX-S12

Compact

$166

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Significantly larger
Aperture Narrower aperture
Olympus VR-320

Olympus VR320

Travel zoom

$145

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
Size Larger
Thickness Thicker
Olympus Stylus 7000

Olympus Stylus 7000

Compact

$199

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Macro focus Much better macro capability
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture

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