Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX10 II

Lets look much closer at the Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX10 II, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the resolutions of the FE-3010 (12MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the FE-3010 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The FE-3010 was brought out 7 years prior to the RX10 II and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the FE-3010 grades vs the RX10 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-3010 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus FE-3010 Gallery and Sony RX10 II Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and size. The Olympus FE-3010 provides physical dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 108 grams (0.24 lbs) while the Sony RX10 II has specifications of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") and a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the FE-3010 and the RX10 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-3010 and RX10 II is 97 and 58 respectively.

More often than not, it can be difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements only by viewing a spec sheet. The graphic here will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-3010 and RX10 II.

As you can see, both cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FE-3010 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony RX10 II will provide you with more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older FE-3010 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.