Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 III

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.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-3010 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus FE-3010 Gallery & Sony RX100 III Gallery.

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).

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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.

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

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.