Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 VI

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 VI, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference between the resolutions of the FE-3010 (12MP) and RX100 VI (20MP) and the FE-3010 (1/2.3") and RX100 VI (1") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-3010 was revealed 10 years prior to the RX100 VI and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 VI being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the FE-3010 scores against the RX100 VI with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-3010 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI. The full galleries are provided at Olympus FE-3010 Gallery and Sony RX100 VI Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-3010 enjoys exterior measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 108 grams (0.24 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VI has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") along with a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have attached at that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the FE-3010 vs the RX100 VI.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-3010 and RX100 VI is 97 and 88 respectively.

In many cases, it is tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements merely by checking specs. The graphic underneath should give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-3010 and RX100 VI.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FE-3010 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony RX100 VI will give more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The older FE-3010 is going to be behind in sensor tech.