Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Sony RX100 VI

Let's look more closely at the Olympus SP-600 UZ and Sony RX100 VI, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the SP-600 UZ (12MP) and RX100 VI (20MP) and the SP-600 UZ (1/2.3") and RX100 VI (1") have different sensor measurements.

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The SP-600 UZ was unveiled 9 years before the RX100 VI and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SP-600 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VI being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going straight to a detailed comparison, here is a quick summation of how the SP-600 UZ matches up versus the RX100 VI in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SP-600 UZ & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-600 UZ Gallery & Sony RX100 VI Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-600 UZ comes with physical measurements of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") and a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VI has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") and a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus SP-600 UZ and Sony RX100 VI in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the SP-600 UZ versus the RX100 VI.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the SP-600 UZ and RX100 VI is 69 and 88 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to picture the difference between sensor measurements just by reviewing specs. The visual below will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-600 UZ and RX100 VI.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SP-600 UZ with its tinier sensor is going to make achieving bokeh more difficult and the Sony RX100 VI will offer greater detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older SP-600 UZ is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.