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Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony RX10 II

Portability
95
Imaging
36
Features
21
Overall
30
Olympus FE-4030 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II front
Portability
58
Imaging
52
Features
77
Overall
62

Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony RX10 II Key Specs

Olympus FE-4030
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 26-105mm (F2.6-5.9) lens
  • 146g - 93 x 56 x 22mm
  • Introduced January 2010
Sony RX10 II
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Bump to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Launched June 2015
  • Superseded the Sony RX10
  • Successor is Sony RX10 III
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Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony RX10 II Overview

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.

Photography Glossary
	
	

Reasons to pick Olympus FE-4030 over the Sony RX10 II

 FE-4030 RX10 II 

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 II over the Olympus FE-4030

 RX10 II FE-4030 
LaunchedJune 2015January 2010Newer by 66 months
Manual focus More precise focusing
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display dimensions3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution1229k230kCrisper display (+999k dot)

Common features in the Olympus FE-4030 and Sony RX10 II

 FE-4030 RX10 II 
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen
Touch friendly display Missing Touch friendly display

Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony RX10 II Physical Comparison

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. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

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.

Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony RX10 II size comparison

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

Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony RX10 II top view buttons comparison

Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony RX10 II Sensor Comparison

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.

Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony RX10 II sensor size comparison

Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony RX10 II Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony RX10 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus FE-4030 Portrait photography highlights
Sony RX10 II Portrait photography highlights
28
decent MP (14MP)
manual focus not available
lack of manual mode
can't use external flash
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
71
manual focus
MP count decent (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
has face detection focus
exports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus FE-4030 Street photography advice
Sony RX10 II Street photography advice
48
fixed screen
no image stabilization
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
72
screen tilts up and down
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is nice (1")
exports RAW files
environment proofing
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Sports Comparison

Olympus FE-4030 as a Sports photography camera
Sony RX10 II as a Sports photography camera
34
decent MP (14 megapixels)
features tracking autofocus
no shutter priority mode
no image stabilization
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect auto focus
68
silent mode (1/32,000 seconds)
has image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
has tracking autofocus
environment proofing
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus FE-4030 Travel photography highlights
Sony RX10 II Travel photography highlights
65
decent MP (14 megapixels)
flash built-in
reasonably wide (26mm)
lack of Time Lapse function
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.6)
56
environment proofing
MP count decent (20 megapixels)
has built in flash
rather wide (24mm)
does not have Time Lapse recording
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus FE-4030 Landscape photography info
Sony RX10 II Landscape photography info
32
reasonably wide (26mm)
decent MP (14 megapixels)
manual focus not available
can't swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.6)
screen is small (2.7 inch)
lack of manual mode
no image stabilization
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
lack of Time Lapse function
62
manual focus
rather wide (24mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
exports RAW files
environment proofing
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
does not have Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus FE-4030 Vlogging info
Sony RX10 II Vlogging info
25
reasonably wide (26mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.6)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
no image stabilization
low res video (640 x 480 pixels)
lack of external mic port
31
rather wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
has face detection focus
video resolution high (3840 x 2160 pxls)
does have external mic support
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
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Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony RX10 II Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus FE-4030 and Sony RX10 II
 Olympus FE-4030Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
General Information
Manufacturer Olympus Sony
Model Olympus FE-4030 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
Type Small Sensor Compact Large Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2010-01-07 2015-06-10
Physical type Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic III Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor dimensions 6.08 x 4.56mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 27.7mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixel 20 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4288 x 3216 5472 x 3648
Maximum native ISO 1600 12800
Maximum boosted ISO - 25600
Lowest native ISO 64 125
RAW images
Lowest boosted ISO - 64
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
AF continuous
AF single
AF tracking
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points - 25
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 26-105mm (4.0x) 24-200mm (8.3x)
Largest aperture f/2.6-5.9 f/2.8
Macro focus distance 4cm 3cm
Focal length multiplier 5.9 2.7
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen size 2.7" 3"
Resolution of screen 230 thousand dots 1,229 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 4 secs 30 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/2000 secs
Highest silent shutter speed - 1/32000 secs
Continuous shooting rate - 14.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 5.80 m 10.20 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Maximum video resolution 640x480 3840x2160
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 146g (0.32 lbs) 813g (1.79 lbs)
Physical dimensions 93 x 56 x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 70
DXO Color Depth score not tested 23.0
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.6
DXO Low light score not tested 531
Other
Battery life - 400 shots
Style of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 seconds) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Card slots 1 1
Launch pricing $130 $998