Olympus FE-3010 vs Sony RX100 VII

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus FE-3010 and Sony RX100 VII, one is a Ultracompact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the FE-3010 (12MP) and RX100 VII (20MP) and the FE-3010 (1/2.3") and RX100 VII (1") have different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-3010 was launched 11 years before the RX100 VII which is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the FE-3010 scores against the RX100 VII in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-3010 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The complete galleries are available at Olympus FE-3010 Gallery and Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

When you are intending to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus FE-3010 enjoys exterior dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 108 grams (0.24 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 VII has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") and a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you choose at that moment. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the FE-3010 compared to the RX100 VII.

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

Often, it can be hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizes just by reading through specifications. The image here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-3010 and RX100 VII.

Plainly, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The FE-3010 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving bokeh tougher and the Sony RX100 VII will give more detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The more aged FE-3010 is going to be behind in sensor technology.