Olympus SP-610UZ vs Sony RX10 III

The following is a extensive assessment of the Olympus SP-610UZ vs Sony RX10 III, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference between the image resolutions of the SP-610UZ (14MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the SP-610UZ (1/2.3") and RX10 III (1") posses different sensor measurements.

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The SP-610UZ was introduced 6 years prior to the RX10 III which is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SP-610UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going straight to a full comparison, here is a brief view of how the SP-610UZ scores vs the RX10 III when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SP-610UZ and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-610UZ Gallery and Sony RX10 III Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-610UZ features outside measurements of 107mm x 73mm x 73mm (4.2" x 2.9" x 2.9") having a weight of 405 grams (0.89 lbs) and the Sony RX10 III has dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") along with a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the SP-610UZ versus the RX10 III.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the SP-610UZ and RX10 III is 79 and 53 respectively.

Often, it's hard to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions just by reading specs. The picture here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-610UZ and RX10 III.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The SP-610UZ having a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF tougher and the Sony RX10 III will offer you extra detail using its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged SP-610UZ is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.