Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony RX10 II

On this page, we are contrasting the Olympus FE-4030 and Sony RX10 II, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference among the image resolutions of the FE-4030 (14MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the FE-4030 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") have different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-4030 was brought out 6 years before the RX10 II which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-4030 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going into a thorough comparison, here is a concise summation of how the FE-4030 matches up versus the RX10 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-4030 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-4030 Gallery and Sony RX10 II Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus FE-4030 provides outer dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Sony RX10 II has specifications of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") having a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

See the Olympus FE-4030 and Sony RX10 II in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the FE-4030 and the RX10 II.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-4030 and RX10 II is 95 and 58 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to imagine the contrast in sensor dimensions just by looking through specs. The picture here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-4030 and RX10 II.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FE-4030 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony RX10 II will result in more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics more aggressively. The more aged FE-4030 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.