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Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 III

Portability
97
Imaging
34
Features
20
Overall
28
Olympus FE-3010 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III front
Portability
89
Imaging
51
Features
77
Overall
61

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 III Key Specs

Olympus FE-3010
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Digital Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 36-108mm (F3.1-5.9) lens
  • 108g - 93 x 56 x 18mm
  • Revealed January 2009
Sony RX100 III
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-70mm (F1.8-2.8) lens
  • 290g - 102 x 58 x 41mm
  • Released May 2014
  • Superseded the Sony RX100 II
  • Successor is Sony RX100 IV
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Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 III Overview

Below is a complete analysis of the Olympus FE-3010 versus Sony RX100 III, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the FE-3010 (12MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the FE-3010 (1/2.3") and RX100 III (1") posses different sensor sizing.

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The FE-3010 was brought out 6 years prior to the RX100 III and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the FE-3010 grades versus the RX100 III with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Photography Glossary
	
	

Reasons to pick Olympus FE-3010 over the Sony RX100 III

 FE-3010 RX100 III 

Reasons to pick Sony RX100 III over the Olympus FE-3010

 RX100 III FE-3010 
ReleasedMay 2014January 2009More recent by 65 months
Manual focus Dial exact focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen size3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1229k230kClearer screen (+999k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies

Common features in the Olympus FE-3010 and Sony RX100 III

 FE-3010 RX100 III 
Touch friendly screen Neither comes with Touch friendly screen

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 III Physical Comparison

In case you're aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-3010 comes with physical dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 108 grams (0.24 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 III has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus FE-3010 versus Sony RX100 III in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the FE-3010 versus the RX100 III.

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 III size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-3010 and RX100 III is 97 and 89 respectively.

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 III top view buttons comparison

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 III Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it can be tough to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements purely by checking a spec sheet. The graphic below should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-3010 and RX100 III.

Clearly, each of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FE-3010 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony RX100 III will give extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots way more aggressively. The older FE-3010 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 III sensor size comparison

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 III Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 III Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus FE-3010 Portrait photography factors
Sony RX100 III Portrait photography factors
26
comes with face detect focusing
focusing manually not possible
no manual control
cannot use external flash
MP count low (12MP)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
64
focusing manually
above average flash sync speed (1/2,000 seconds)
decent sensor resolution (20 megapixels)
good sensor size (1")
comes with face detection focusing
delivers RAW files
no external flash support
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Street Comparison

Olympus FE-3010 Street photography info
Sony RX100 III Street photography info
63
has image stabilization (Digital)
environment proof
fixed screen
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
85
has a tilting screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
good sensor size (1")
delivers RAW files
lighter than competition (290g)
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus FE-3010
Sports photography with Sony RX100 III
33
has image stabilization (Digital)
environment proof
no shutter priority
MP count low (12MP)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect AF
65
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (20 megapixels)
good sensor size (1")
comes with tracking autofocus
does not have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus FE-3010 Travel photography information
Sony RX100 III Travel photography information
57
environment proof
flash built-in
no Timelapse recording
MP count low (12MP)
does not contain selfie friendly display
wide angle not the best (36mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
85
lighter than competition (290g)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
built-in flash
selfie friendly display
rather wide (24mm)
fast max aperture (f1.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus FE-3010
Landscape photography with Sony RX100 III
31
has image stabilization (Digital)
environment proof
focusing manually not possible
can't swap lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not the best (36mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
screen is small (2.7 inch)
no manual control
MP count low (12MP)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
no Timelapse recording
73
focusing manually
rather wide (24mm)
fast max aperture (f1.8)
screen is a decent size (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
good sensor size (1")
delivers RAW files
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus FE-3010 Vlogging info
Sony RX100 III Vlogging info
28
has image stabilization (Digital)
comes with face detect focusing
wide angle not the best (36mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
does not contain selfie friendly display
low quality video (640 x 480 pixels)
no microphone port
80
rather wide (24mm)
fast max aperture (f1.8)
selfie friendly display
has image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detection focusing
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than competition (290 grams)
lack of external mic socket
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Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 III Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus FE-3010 and Sony RX100 III
 Olympus FE-3010Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model Olympus FE-3010 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
Type Ultracompact Large Sensor Compact
Revealed 2009-01-07 2014-05-15
Physical type Ultracompact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by - Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor dimensions 6.08 x 4.56mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 27.7mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 20MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 3968 x 2976 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 1600 12800
Lowest native ISO 64 125
RAW support
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Number of focus points - 25
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 36-108mm (3.0x) 24-70mm (2.9x)
Maximal aperture f/3.1-5.9 f/1.8-2.8
Macro focus range 5cm 5cm
Focal length multiplier 5.9 2.7
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen diagonal 2.7" 3"
Resolution of screen 230k dots 1,229k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,440k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.59x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 4 secs 30 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shutter rate - 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 4.00 m -
Flash modes Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Off, On -
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Fastest flash synchronize - 1/2000 secs
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p/60i/24p), 1280 x 720 (60p/30p/24p/120p), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 640x480 1920x1080
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Mic port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 108g (0.24 lb) 290g (0.64 lb)
Physical dimensions 93 x 56 x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") 102 x 58 x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested 67
DXO Color Depth score not tested 22.4
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.3
DXO Low light score not tested 495
Other
Battery life - 320 shots
Battery type - Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (12 seconds) Yes (2 or 10 sec, self-portrait, continuous)
Time lapse feature With downloadable app
Type of storage xD-Picture Card, microSD, internal SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Card slots One One
Pricing at release $140 $748