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Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 VI

Portability
97
Imaging
34
Features
20
Overall
28
Olympus FE-3010 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI front
Portability
88
Imaging
54
Features
75
Overall
62

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 VI Key Specs

Olympus FE-3010
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Digital Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 36-108mm (F3.1-5.9) lens
  • 108g - 93 x 56 x 18mm
  • Released January 2009
Sony RX100 VI
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Expand to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8-4.5) lens
  • 301g - 102 x 58 x 43mm
  • Introduced June 2018
  • Succeeded the Sony RX100 V
  • Refreshed by Sony RX100 VII
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Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 VI Overview

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.

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

 FE-3010 RX100 VI 

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

 RX100 VI FE-3010 
IntroducedJune 2018January 2009More recent by 114 months
Manual focus More accurate focus
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display dimension3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution1229k230kClearer display (+999k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

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

 FE-3010 RX100 VI 

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 VI Physical Comparison

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.

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 VI size comparison

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

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

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 VI Sensor Comparison

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.

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 VI sensor size comparison

Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 VI Screen and ViewFinder

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

Portrait Comparison

Olympus FE-3010 Portrait photography features
Sony RX100 VI Portrait photography features
26
includes face detect focus
lack of manual focus
no manual control
can't use external flash
megapixel count low (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
66
focusing manually
great flash sync speed (1/2,000 seconds)
good resolution (20MP)
good sensor size (1")
offers face detection focus
delivers RAW files
cannot use external flash
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Olympus FE-3010
Street photography with Sony RX100 VI
63
image stabilization (Digital)
weather proofing
fixed screen
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
85
screen tilts up and down
image stabilization (Optical)
good sensor size (1")
delivers RAW files
features touch to focus
lighter than competitors in class (301 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus FE-3010 Sports photography highlights
Sony RX100 VI Sports photography highlights
33
image stabilization (Digital)
weather proofing
lack of shutter priority mode
megapixel count low (12MP)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
70
quiet mode (1/32,000 seconds)
high frames per second (24.0 frames per second)
image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (20MP)
good sensor size (1")
offers tracking autofocus
supports phase detect auto focus
terrible battery life (240 per charge)
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Travel Comparison

Olympus FE-3010 Travel photography highlights
Sony RX100 VI Travel photography highlights
57
weather proofing
has built in flash
missing Timelapse mode
megapixel count low (12MP)
display is not selfie friendly
wide angle not fantastic (36mm)
sluggish max aperture (f3.1)
77
lighter than competitors in class (301g)
has bluetooth
features touch to focus
good resolution (20MP)
flash built-in
selfie friendly display
decently wide (24mm)
terrible battery life (240 shots)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus FE-3010
Landscape photography with Sony RX100 VI
31
image stabilization (Digital)
weather proofing
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not fantastic (36mm)
sluggish max aperture (f3.1)
screen is small (2.7 inch)
no manual control
megapixel count low (12MP)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
missing Timelapse mode
65
focusing manually
decently wide (24mm)
nice screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (20 megapixels)
good sensor size (1")
delivers RAW files
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
terrible battery life (240 CIPA)
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus FE-3010 Vlogging information
Sony RX100 VI Vlogging information
28
image stabilization (Digital)
includes face detect focus
wide angle not fantastic (36mm)
sluggish max aperture (f3.1)
display is not selfie friendly
low quality video (640 x 480 resolution)
missing microphone socket
77
decently wide (24mm)
selfie friendly display
touchscreen
image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection focus
high res video (3840 x 2160 pxls)
lighter than competitors in class (301g)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
no external microphone jack
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Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 VI Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus FE-3010 and Sony RX100 VI
 Olympus FE-3010Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI
General Information
Make Olympus Sony
Model Olympus FE-3010 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI
Class Ultracompact Large Sensor Compact
Released 2009-01-07 2018-06-05
Body design Ultracompact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Chip - Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor measurements 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
Max enhanced ISO - 25600
Min native ISO 64 125
RAW support
Min enhanced ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Number of focus points - 315
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 36-108mm (3.0x) 24-200mm (8.3x)
Highest aperture f/3.1-5.9 f/2.8-4.5
Macro focus range 5cm 8cm
Crop factor 5.9 2.7
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Tilting
Display sizing 2.7" 3"
Display resolution 230k dot 1,229k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359k dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.59x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 4 seconds 30 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Fastest quiet shutter speed - 1/32000 seconds
Continuous shutter speed - 24.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 4.00 m 5.90 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash modes Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Off, On -
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Fastest flash sync - 1/2000 seconds
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
Max video resolution 640x480 3840x2160
Video format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) NP-BX1 lithium-ion battery & USB charger
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 108 grams (0.24 lbs) 301 grams (0.66 lbs)
Dimensions 93 x 56 x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") 102 x 58 x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 240 photographs
Battery format - Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (12 seconds) Yes
Time lapse feature With downloadable app
Storage media xD-Picture Card, microSD, internal SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots One One
Price at release $140 $1,198